Enguri

{{Infobox river

| name = Enguri

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption = The Enguri is the main source of water for the Enguri Dam in Georgia

| pushpin_map = Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia

| source1_location = Main Caucasian Range
Caucasus Major

| mouth = Black Sea

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42.3908|41.5592|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Georgia

| length = {{convert|213|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| basin_size = {{convert|4060|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left =

| tributaries_right = Mulkhra

}}

The Enguri ({{lang-ka|ენგური|tr}} {{IPA|ka|ˈe̞n̪guɾi|}}, {{langx|xmf|ინგირი|ingiri}}, {{langx|ab|Егры}}, Egry) is a river in western Georgia. It is {{convert|213|km|abbr=on}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|4060|km2|abbr=on}}.[https://www.geostat.ge/media/35685/Yearbook_2020.pdf Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020], National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12. It originates near Ushguli in northeastern Svaneti and plays an important role providing hydroelectric power to the area.

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File:Enguri river with modern viewtower.jpg

The river emerges from the high Caucasus near the highest mountain in Georgia, Shkhara, and winds through the mountain valleys to the northwest before turning southwest to empty into the Black Sea near Anaklia.

Since the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict, both Georgia and Abkhazia keep troops on the river; Russia also keeps peacekeeping troops. The only legal crossing-point is the {{convert|870|m|ft|adj=on}} long {{ill|Enguri Bridge|ru|Ингурский мост}}, which was built by German prisoners of war from 1944 until 1948. There are also a number of illegal connections across the river.

The river plays an important role in the Georgian energy production. In 1988 the Enguri Dam was built at a height of {{convert|240|m|ft}}. At {{convert|750|m|ft}} across and {{convert|271.5|m|ft}} high, it is the largest construction in the Caucasus. It has a capacity of {{convert|1.1|e6m3|cuft}} of water. The underground water works produce about 40% of the national energy. The capacity is 1,300 megawatts.