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The Supsa (Georgian: სუფსა) is a river in the Black Sea basin of Georgia. It has a basin of 1,130 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and flows roughly west for 108 kilometres (67 mi) until it joins the Black Sea near the village Supsa.[1]

This article is about river. For village, see Supsa.
Supsa
Supsa River entering the Black Sea
The Supsa river in eastern Georgia
Native nameსუფსა  (Georgian)
Location
CountryGeorgia
RegionGuria
Physical characteristics
MouthBlack Sea
 • coordinates
42.0192°N 41.7526°E / 42.0192; 41.7526
Length108 km (67 mi)
Basin size1,130 km2 (440 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBakhvistsqali

The Supsa corresponds to the ancient River Mogrus (or Nogrus), described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.[2][3]


References


  1. Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
  2. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, VI:12
  3. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. William Smith, LLD. London. Walton and Maberly, Upper Gower Street and Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1854. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aentry%3Dmogrus-geo

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[de] Supsa

Die Supsa (georgisch სუფსა) ist ein Zufluss des Schwarzen Meeres in Georgien.
- [en] Supsa (river)


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