{"id":106146,"date":"2026-06-01T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106146"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:00:27","slug":"mtkvari-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mtkvari-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Mtkvari River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mtkvari River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities in Georgia recently found a body in the Mtkvari River, believed to be missing Indian medical student, pending DNA confirmation. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mtkvari River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mtkvari River, also known as the <\/span><b>Kura River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a significant watercourse in the <\/span><b>South Caucasus mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>longest river in the Caucasus region.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through the countries of <\/span><b>Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>east-flowing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> river that <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>eastern Turkey, enters Georgia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>flows through the valley between <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mountains before<\/span><b> reaching the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river has a <\/span><b>total length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>1515 kilometers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the <\/span><b>longest portion in Azerbaijan (906 kilometers),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> followed by 270 kilometers in Georgia, and 174 kilometers in Turkey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Araxes (Aras) River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>largest tributary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Mtkvari.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the largest city located along the river.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Historical Context:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mtkvari River has been <\/span><b>a cradle of civilization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for millennia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ancient settlements <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">along its banks <\/span><b>date back to the Bronze Age.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, the river served as a<\/span><b> vital trade route, connecting the Caucasus with the larger Eurasian trade networks.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/amp\/cities\/ahmedabad\/story\/indian-medical-student-dhvanit-rajdeep-missing-in-georgia-dna-test-body-found-mtkvari-river-2919700-2026-05-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mtkvari River is a significant watercourse in the South Caucasus mountains. 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