Kurdzhips

Kurdzhips
Kurdzhips River in Guam Gorge
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Physical characteristics
Mouth	Belaya
• coordinates	44.5786°N 40.0532°E / 44.5786; 40.0532
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Basin size	768 km^2 (297 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Belaya→ Kuban→ Sea of Azov

The Kurdzhips (Russian: Курджипс), located in the Caucasus Mountains, is a river in the Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar region, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Belaya near Maykop. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 768 square kilometres (297 sq mi).[1]

The river is a venue for wilderness and extreme sports.[2][3] The river gained world attention in 2000 when Neanderthal remains were discovered in a cave on its banks.[4][5]

References

1. "Река Курджипс in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
2. Republic of Adygea Archived 2015-06-02 at the Wayback Machine.
3. International Rock Climbing Festival in Guamka, Russia.
4. Igor V. Ovchinnikov, Anders Götherström, Galina P. Romanova, Vitaliy M. Kharitonov, Kerstin Lidén & William Goodwin Molecular analysis of Neanderthal DNA from the northern Caucasus. Nature 404, 490-493 (30 March 2000).
5. John F. Hoffecker (2002). Desolate Landscapes: Ice-Age Settlement in Eastern Europe. Rutgers University Press.