Iupshara
river in Georgia
The Iupshara (Georgian: იუფშარა; Abkhaz: Ҩҧсара) is a river in northern Abkhazia, Georgia. The river flows from Lake Ritsa, the deepest lake in Abkhazia (116 m), to the Gega River, a tributary of the Bzyb River.
The total length of the river is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) with a gradient of 48.7 m/km (257 ft/mi). It drains an area of 170 km2 (66 mi2). The highest discharge of the Iupshara is in May, 29.6 m3/s (1,050 cu ft/s), and the lowest in February, 0.94 m3/s (33 cu ft/s).
“Iupshara” enters the record as river in Georgia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Iupshara, river and Georgia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3651584. Authority coordinates are 43.472, 40.533. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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