Bzyb (river)

Bzyb/Bzipi
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°11′11″N 40°16′50″E / 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)

The Bzyb or Bzipi (/bzɪb/ or /bzipi/; Georgian: ბზიფი; Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, romanized: Bzyṗ) is (along with the Kodori) one of the two largest rivers of Abkhazia^[1] and the twelfth longest river in Georgia.^[2] 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 [is] with profuse growth of 100 flowers per plant is given the name, the "Queen of the Abkhazian flora".^[3] During 1904-1917 it served as the border between the Russian Empire's Sukhumi Okrug and the Black Sea Governorate.^[4]

^ ^a ^b The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ "Საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური".
^ "Ornamental Plants In Their Natural Habitats: A. Georgia". Missouri Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
^ Saparov, Arsène (2014). From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the Making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh. Routledge. p. 134.

[note-1] The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[2] "Საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური".

[Ornamental-3] "Ornamental Plants In Their Natural Habitats: A. Georgia". Missouri Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

[4] Saparov, Arsène (2014). From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the Making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh. Routledge. p. 134.

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