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Coordinates:41°51′17″N44°33′45″E / 41.8546°N 44.5626°E /41.8546; 44.5626

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River in Georgia

Ksani
Ravine of Ksani
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Native name	ქსანი (Georgian) Чысандон (Ossetian)
Location
Country	Georgia (South Ossetia)^[1]
Physical characteristics

Source	Greater Caucasus

Mouth	Kura
• coordinates	41°51′17″N44°33′45″E / 41.8546°N 44.5626°E /41.8546; 44.5626
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Basin size	885 km² (342 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Kura→Caspian Sea

TheKsani (Georgian:ქსანი,Ossetian:Чысандон,Ĉysandon) is a river in centralGeorgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the GreaterCaucasus Mountain Range inSouth Ossetia and flows into theKura (Mtkvari). It is a left tributary of theKura. The Ksani is 84 km (52 mi) long, and has adrainage basin of 885 km² (342 sq mi).^[2]Ksani (both the river and the name) is often associated with theMedieval Georgian Ksani fortress which lies near the confluence of the Ksani and theMtkvari.

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^South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised byonly a few other countries. TheGeorgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetiade jure a part of Georgia's territory.
^Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.

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