Vere (river)
The 45 km (28 mi) long Vera has a basin area of 194 km (75 sq mi). The river is fed by snow melt, rain, and underground springs. It is characterized by periodic flash floods such as one in June 2015 which inflicted severe damage on the city's infrastructure, including its zoo, and resulted in at least 20 fatalities.
The Vere, as explained by the early 18th-century Georgian scholar Prince Vakhushti, was formerly known as the Skvireti or Skoreti (სკვირეთი, სკორეთი). This hydronym appears in the medieval Georgian Chronicles. The Vere river valley is home to several cultural landmarks; the 12th-century Betania Monastery is located near the sources of the river, while the Lurji Monastery, Tbilisi Zoo, and the children's recreational park Mziuri, are close to the mouth, in Tbilisi.
References
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