Kura (Caspian Sea) drained and reservoirs were created to facilitate development of irrigation in the lower Kura valley. In the 1950s and 1960s, when the Caucasus region was part of the Soviet Union, construction of many of the reservoirs and waterworks in the Kura basin began. Of the major reservoirs in the Kura catchment, one of the earliest was at Varvara in 1952. Large scale construction of dams continued until the 1970s. Kura (Caspian Sea) The Kura (; ; , "Mt’k’vari"; , "Kur"; , "Cyrus"; , "Kuruš" ) is an east-flowing river south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains which drains the southern slopes
Black Sea and Caspian Squadron Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War during later part of world war one. In October 1919 Rear Admiral Seymour was appointed Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet the squadron was then disbanded. The squadrons flagship was HMS Emperor of India. A component of the squadron was the British Caspian Flotilla. Post holders included: As of December 1918 included: Black Sea and Caspian Squadron The Black Sea and Caspian Squadron also known as the Black Sea and Marmora Force and the Black Sea and Marmora Division was naval formation of the British Mediterranean Fleet from 1918 to 1919. On 19 December 1918 the