Assa River (Sunzha River)
| Assa River | |
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The Assa valley
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| Country | Georgia, Russia |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth | Sunzha River |
| Basin size | 2,060 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 133 km (83 mi) |
Coordinates: 43°15′17″N 45°24′51″E / 43.25472°N 45.41417°E
The Assa (Tsirtslovn-Tskhali, Russian: Асса, Цирцловн-Цхали, Georgian: ასა, Chechen: Iaьса-хи, Ingush: Эса-хий) is a right tributary of the Sunzha River in Georgia and Russia. It is located in Dusheti Municipality of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia; and in Dzheyrakhsky and Sunzhensky Districts of Ingushetia and in Sunzhensky and Achkhoy-Martanovsky Districts of Chechnya, Russia.
It measures 133 kilometres (83 mi) long, and incorporates a drainage basin which is 2,060 square kilometres (800 sq mi). The basin includes the major part of Ingushetia, areas in the west of Chechnya, as well as minor areas in the north of Georgia. Within the river basin, more than 70% of the territory is subjected to avalanches.
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