Bzyb (river)
The Bzyb or Bzipi (/bzɪb/ or /bzipi/; Georgian: ბზიფი; Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, romanized: Bzyṗ; Russian: Бзыбь, romanized: Bzybj) is (along with the Kodori) one of the two largest rivers of Abkhazia and the twelfth longest river in Georgia. The river valley has rich biodiversity of herbaceous garden plants, particularly in the gorge section in the upper reaches where the most prominent and colourful bellflower Campanula mirabilis with profuse growth of 100 flowers per plant is given the name, the "Queen of the Abkhazian flora". During 1904-1917 it served as the border between the Russian Empire's Sukhumi Okrug and the Black Sea Governorate.
| Bzyb/Bzipi | |
|---|---|
Bzyb in 2021 | |
Map of Abkhazia showing passage of the Bzyb. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia, (Abkhazia) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Caucasus Major |
| • elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43.1864°N 40.2806°E |
| Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,510 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 96 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
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