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Kura (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 21 42 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.3610 decimal degrees |
| Long: 049 20 49 E degrees minutes |
Long: 49.3460 decimal degrees |
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Note: River crosses borders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey; rises on slopes of Mount Ksrndag in eastern Turkey, runs across Lesser Caucasus range in gorges and rapids, is dammed in Georgia and Azerbaijan, and flows into Caspian Sea. |
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| Kura (preferred,C,V)
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| Kür (C,V)
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| Kuruçay (C,V)
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............ | Turkish name |
| Mtkvari (C,V)
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............ | Georgian name |
| Cyrus (H,V)
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............ | ancient name |
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