Lopota
The Lopota is a river in the far north-eastern part of the Kakheti region in Georgia. It flows through the village Lapanquri, and discharges into the Alazani near Telavi. Its upper reach borders with the Russian North Caucasian Republic of Dagestan and was scene of a Lopota [Gorge hostage crisis|Georgian anti-insurgency operation] in August 2012.