Bzyb River

Bzyb River

Infobox River
river_name = Bzyb



caption = Photo by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii
origin = Caucasus Major
mouth = Black Sea
basin_countries = Abkhazia (Georgia)
length = 110 km
elevation = 2300 km
mouth_elevation =
discharge = 96 m³/s
watershed = 1,510 km²

The Bzyb ( _ab. Бзыҧ, _ka. ბზიფი, _ru. Бзыбь) is the largest river of Abkhazia in the Western Caucasus. It flows down from the Caucasus Major into the Black Sea in two branches. Length: 110 km. watershed area: 1,510 sq. km.

Its valley borders the Bzyb Range, Gagra Range and some other ranges of Caucasus Major. A road from the Black Sea to the famous Lake Ritsa runs along the valley.

The river is popular for kayaking and rafting.


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