Lake Paliastomi
Lake near Poti, Georgia
Lake Paliastomi (Georgian: პალიასტომი, also transliterated as Palaeostomi, ″ancient mouth / outlet″ in greek) is a small lake near the city of Poti, Georgia, connected to the Black Sea by a narrow channel. Its surface area is 17.3 km2 and the mean depth is 2.6 m. Some ancient pieces of Colchis have been found near and in the lake by archaeologists. It is also an important fishery site.
The lake is included within the boundaries of the Kolkheti National Park.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lake Paliastomi” is lake near Poti, Georgia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lake, Paliastomi and Poti, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “lake near Poti, Georgia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1906201. Authority coordinates are 42.123, 41.730. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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