River

Alazani

351 km from source to mouth · Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Azerbaijan and GeorgiaFlows into Kura River3rd longest in Azerbaijan

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SourceMouthTbilisi

The river and every tributary in its basin, drawn from RiverATLAS (CC BY 4.0).

In numbers

Length

351km

Average flow

98m³/s

Basin

10,800km²

Drop

1,320m

from 1,390 m to 70 m

Countries

The journey

From source to mouth

351 km of river and 10 stops on the way: 7 towns and cities on its banks, dams, bridges and the tributaries that feed it.

1,390 m70 m

Greater Caucasusat 1,390 m0 km

Zhinvali Reservoir5.7 km²52 km

Tbilisi1,049,498 people114 km

Rustavi128,249 people138 km

Yuxarı Salahlı3,406 people187 km

Shamkir reservoir74 km²291 km

Kura Riverat 70 m351 km

0100200300351 km

0 kmGreater Caucasusat 1,390 m
52 kmZhinvali Reservoir5.7 km²
89 kmMtskheta7,380 people
94 kmZahesi5,200 people
114 kmTbilisi1,049,498 people
118 kmVark’etili3,004 people
125 kmPonich’ala4,452 people
138 kmRustavi128,249 people
187 kmYuxarı Salahlı3,406 people
291 kmShamkir reservoir74 km²
304 kmYenikend reservoir17 km²
351 kmKura Riverat 70 m

Water level along the river (RiverATLAS; the height is exaggerated). Towns: GeoNames and Wikidata; bridges, dams and tributaries: Wikidata.

River in Georgia and Azerbaijan

At the mouth it carries 98 m³/s on average: an Olympic pool every 26 seconds. It drops from 1,390 m to 70 m, 3.8 m per kilometre on average. Its basin covers 10,800 km², about the size of XK. 3.6 million people live in it. Highest water: from May to June. Dams and reservoirs hold back a large share of its water (10% of a year's flow).

Where to start

TbilisiLargest city on its banks · 1,049,498 people
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)Nearest airport with scheduled flights, 10 km from the cityCar hire at TBS airport (Tbilisi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
On the water4 ferry piers, marinas, boat rentals and boat ramps along the river (OpenStreetMap)
April, June and from August to OctoberThe best months to visit

Alazani, month by month

Highest water: from May to June

Best months to visit: April, June and from August to October.

220

2°20 mmJan

230

3°27 mmFeb

320

7°33 mmMar

460

14°45 mmApr

760

18°70 mmMay

860

22°66 mmJun

600

26°39 mmJul

250

25°36 mmAug

21°34 mmSep

260

15°42 mmOct

380

9°32 mmNov

360

4°22 mmDec

Water (estimated flow)Air (average) Rain (mm)Best months

From about 69 m³/s in the lowest month to 860 m³/s in the highest. An estimate: the monthly flow is modelled from the lowest and highest months of WaterGAP (RiverATLAS, 1971–2000) and the rain and snow along the river (WorldClim). Dams change the real rhythm. The chip is the average air temperature; below it, the month's rain.

Plan the trip

Plan the trip: boat trips, a bed by the river, a car

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The basin

Alazani: the basin in numbers

44,178 km² of land send their water to this river. This is what lives on it.

Heavily regulatedReservoirs can hold 10% of a year's flow: dams shape its seasons.

3.6millionpeople live in the basin
83/km²people per km²
1,434maverage altitude of the basin
664mmof rain a year (basin average)
7.0°Caverage air temperature
6%protected areas
0.7%covered by lakes
1%permafrost
0.9km³held in reservoirs

What covers the basin

17% Forest
21% Cropland
29% Pasture
3% Towns and cities

RiverATLAS (HydroATLAS v1.0, CC BY 4.0): land cover, people, protected areas, glaciers and dams over the whole basin upstream of the mouth.

Along the river

Alazani: what you find on the way

13DamsZhinvali Dam, Bodorna HPP, Zahesi HPP and 10 more
1Weirs
1Locks
16WaterfallsLeghvtakhevi Waterfall and 15 more
3Boat rampsMtskheta Pier
1Boat rentalsSUP priyut

From OpenStreetMap, within 2.2 km of the river. Not mapped is not the same as not there.

Cross-checked with our atlases

Alazani in our other atlases

What our sister atlases know about the waterfalls on this river, the lakes it flows through, the beaches at its mouth, the mountains where it rises and the islands off its mouth.

3lakes on its wayLakeyas
14mountains at the sourcePeakyas

Lakes and reservoirs (3)

Lakes it flows through, by Lakeyas

Zhinvali Reservoirkm 51 · 75 m deep5.7km²
Shamkir reservoirkm 28374km²
Yenikend reservoirkm 29617km²

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Mountains at the source (14)

Within 15 km of the source, by Peakyas

Atsunta14 km away4,020m
Amugo6.5 km away3,840m
Didi Borbalo1.3 km away3,294m
Patara Borbalo1.1 km away3,134m
Tbatana14 km away2,300m
Gora Sakachistsveri9.6 km away
Gora Borocha12 km away
Gora Makastakhe14 km away

6 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

From space

The source and the mouth, seen from orbit

Alazani: satellite view of the source — **The source**14 km across

Alazani: satellite view of the mouth — **The mouth**29 km across

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016), CC BY 4.0. The glowing line is the river as drawn by RiverATLAS.

Photos

Alazani in pictures

Alazani River 2 — Amo Jazzme's Private Collection · CC BY 3.0

Alazani River (G.N. 2011) — G.N. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Alazani River 3 — Amo Jazzme's Private Collection · CC BY 3.0

Tributaries

Where it flows, and what flows into it

It flows into

Kura River

Azerbaijan1,360 km440 m³/s

Tributaries (17)

Also: Kurmukhchay, Duruji, Katexçay, Lopota, Agrichay, Mazımçay, Intsoba, Kabali, Kisiskhevi River, Balakan river, Ilto, Stori, Avanis-Khevi, Chelti, Cheremis-Khevi, Samkuristskali, Baisubani

In the same basin

Aras River

Azerbaijan1,072 km280 m³/s Hrazdan River

Armenia141 km18 m³/s Akhurian River

Turkey186 km270 m³/s Iori River

Azerbaijan320 km120 m³/s Debed

Georgia178 km30 m³/s Vorotan River

Azerbaijan178 km22 m³/s Aragvi River

Georgia112 km33 m³/s Arpa River

Azerbaijan128 km21 m³/s Khrami River

Azerbaijan201 km51 m³/s Azat River

Armenia55 km36 m³/s

Nearby

Rivers nearby

Iori River

Azerbaijan320 km120 m³/s14 km away Tartar

Azerbaijan184 km23 m³/s78 km away Aghstev

Azerbaijan133 km8.2 m³/s105 km away Aras River

Azerbaijan1,072 km280 m³/s185 km away Khrami River

Azerbaijan201 km51 m³/s133 km away Debed

Georgia178 km30 m³/s151 km away Aragvi River

Georgia112 km33 m³/s190 km away Vorotan River

Azerbaijan178 km22 m³/s196 km away

Where these numbers come from

Name, length, places	Wikidata (Q212795) · CC0
Course, profile, basin	RiverATLAS v1.0 (HydroATLAS, Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 — followed from the source to the mouth given by Wikidata
Flow	WaterGAP (RiverATLAS), 1971–2000 · CC BY 4.0
Climate along the river	WorldClim (RiverATLAS), 1970–2000 · CC BY 4.0
Towns, bridges, dams	Wikidata · CC0; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Along the river	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Our other atlases	Lakeyas, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST

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