Korolistskali

Korolistskali
Color photo from 1912 by Prokudin-Gorsky (self-portrait)
Native name	ყოროლისწყალი (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Black Sea
• coordinates	41.6571°N 41.683°E / 41.6571; 41.683
Length	29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Basin size	159 km^2 (61 sq mi)

The Korolistskali (Georgian: ყოროლისწყალი, alternative name Karolitskhali) is a river by the East coast of the Black Sea, near Batumi, Georgia.

History

Between 1907 and 1915, during the period of Tsarist Russia, pioneering Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky took a self-portrait on the Korolistskali River - it is one of the earliest colour photographs ever taken.[1]

References

1. Photographer to the Tsar: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii