Ochkhamuri river

For other uses, see Ochkhamuri (disambiguation).

The Ochkhamuri river (Georgian: ოჩხამური) is a river in Adjara, Georgia, a left tributary to the Choloki. Its length is 21,4 km and the area of basin is 65,2 km.² The townlet of the same name is located on the banks of the river.^[1]

The archaeological complex of Pichvnari lies at the confluence of the Choloki and the Ochkhamuri, near the Black Sea coast. Both rivers flow through the area which was home to a rich Bronze Age culture of Colchis.^[2]

References

1. ^ (Georgian) Apkhazava, I., "ოჩხამური" ("Ochkhamuri"), in: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7, p. 623. Tbilisi, 1984
2. ^ Khakhutaishvili, David (2009), The Manufacture of Iron in Ancient Colchis, pp. 29-30. Archaeopress, ISBN 1407303899