Gori, Georgia
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Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and is located at the confluence of two rivers, the Mtkvari and the Liakhvi. Gori is the fifth most populous city in Georgia. Its name comes from the Georgian word gora (გორა), meaning "heap", "hill", or "mountain".
Image: Gori City Hall, Georgia
Image: Gori fortress by Arm Ag (1)
Image: Gori Cathedral Church
Image: Gori view 4
Kura (river)
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The Kura is an east-flowing river south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains which drains the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus east into the Caspian Sea. It also drains the north side of the Lesser Caucasus, while its main tributary, the Aras, drains the south side of those mountains. Starting in northeastern Turkey, the Kura flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea at Neftçala. The total length of the river is 1,515 kilometres (941 mi).
Confluence of clay-colored waters of Kura (left) with Aragvi (right) near Mtskheta
The headwaters of the Kura (here Mtkvari) near Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
The Kura (Mtkvari) near Gori, Georgia
The Kura flowing along the Metekhi neighborhood of Tbilisi, Georgia