Kura River

river in South Caucasus
Place river Q156557
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Kura River

Summary

Kura River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kura River is located in Ardahan Province[3].
  • Kura River is located in Samtskhe–Javakheti[4].
  • Kura River is located in Shida Kartli[5].
  • Kura River is located in Mtskheta-Mtianeti[6].
  • Kura River is located in Tbilisi[7].
  • Kura River is located in Kvemo Kartli[8].
  • Kura River is in the country of Turkey[9].
  • Kura River is in the country of Georgia[10].
  • Kura River is in the country of Azerbaijan[11].
  • Kura River is on the continent of Asia[12].
  • Kura River's instance of is recorded as river[13].
  • Kura River's basin country is recorded as Turkey[14].
  • Kura River's basin country is recorded as Georgia[15].
  • Kura River's basin country is recorded as Azerbaijan[16].
  • Kura River's Commons category is recorded as Kura River[17].
  • Kura River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Caspian Sea[18].
  • Kura River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.833554, 'lon': 42.820133}[19].
  • Kura River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.2864, 'lon': 49.4278}[20].
  • Kura River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Armenian Highlands[21].
  • Kura River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kura River[22].
  • Kura River's tributary is recorded as Didi Liakhvi River[23].
  • Kura River's tributary is recorded as Ksani[24].
  • Kura River's tributary is recorded as Aragvi River[25].
  • Kura River's tributary is recorded as Alazani[26].
  • Kura River's tributary is recorded as Iori River[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Turkey[9], a sovereign state[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1923[30]; Georgia[10], a country[31], in Georgia[32], founded in 1008[33]; and Azerbaijan[11], a sovereign state[34], in Azerbaijan[35], founded in 1991[36]. Located in include Ardahan Province[3], a province of Turkey[37], in Turkey[38]; Samtskhe–Javakheti[4], a mkhare[39], in Georgia[40], founded in 1995[41]; Shida Kartli[5], a mkhare[42], in Georgia[43], founded in 1995[44]; Mtskheta-Mtianeti[6], a mkhare[45], in Georgia[46], founded in 1995[47]; Tbilisi[7], a mkhare[48], in Georgia[49], founded in 0455[50]; and Kvemo Kartli[8], a mkhare[51], in Georgia[52], founded in 1995[53]. Kura River is on the continent of Asia[12].

Physical Characteristics

Kura River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1360'}[54].

Designation and Status

Kura River's instance of is recorded as river[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kura River include Kura–Araxes culture[55], an archaeological culture[56], in Iran[57].

Why It Matters

Kura River ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include Kura–Araxes culture[55], an archaeological culture[56], in Iran[57].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.833554, 'lon': 42.820133}, {'lat': 39.2864, 'lon': 49.4278}
    Elevation above sea level -29
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  2. 23d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Drainage basin Caspian Sea Basin
    Image needs reharvest
    Continent Asia
    Country
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