Tskhenistsqali (Georgian: ცხენისწყალი, Cxenisċqali, also: Tskhenistskali)[1] is a river in northern Georgia. Its source is in the main range of the Caucasus Mountains, in the easternmost part of the Lentekhi Municipality, lower Svaneti. A tributary of the river Rioni, it is 176 km (109 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,120 km² (820 sq mi).[2] It flows through the small towns Lentekhi and Tsageri and joins the Rioni near the town of Samtredia. The main tributaries of Tskhenistskali are: Zsekho, Kheleldula, Janolula ( from the right ), Kobishuri, Leuseri, Khopuri (from the left).

Tskhenistsqali
Tskhenistsqali valley in Lower Svaneti
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Native name	ცხენისწყალი  (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Caucasus Major
Mouth	Rioni
• coordinates	42.1252°N 42.2989°E / 42.1252; 42.2989
Length	176 km (109 mi)
Basin size	2,120 km2 (820 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rioni→ Black Sea

From etymological standpoint the name is derived from the Georgian words ცხენი (Cxeni, "horse") and წყალი (Tsqali, "water"), thereby meaning "horse water" or perhaps more precisely "horse river".^{[citation needed]}

References

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[de] Zcheniszqali

[it] Tskhenistskali

[ru] Цхенисцкали (приток Риони)