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The Khobi () or Khobistskali (ხობისწყალი) is a river in
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. It flows into the
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through the
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.
Khobi Khobi ( ka, ხობი) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,242. The settlement of Khobi acquired the status of a town in 1981 and currently functions as an administrative center of the Khobi District within the Samegrelo-Zem ...
town and
Chkhorotsqu Chkhorotsqu or Chkhorotsku ( ka, ჩხოროწყუ, Mingrelian for "nine springs") is a townlet in western Georgia, located in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its ...
town are both situated on the banks of the Khobi river. It is used for
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in some areas. It is long, and has a
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of .Хоби (река)
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The river is mainly fed by rainwater. The mean flow rate (30 km from the mouth) is 44.2 m3/s, maximum 333m3/s. The main tributary of the Khobi is the
Chanistskali The Chanistsqali ( ka, ჭანისწყალი) also spelled as ChanistskaliTielidze L., Gobejishvili R., Maruashvili L., Chikhradze N.Western Georgia (Kolkheti) Intermountain PlainIn: Tielidze L. (eds) ''Geomorphology of Georgia. Geograph ...
. During the
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for tankers was built in the village of Kulevi, near the mouth of the Khobi.


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