Gori

Gori (Georgian: გორი [ɡɔri]) is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. The name is from Georgian gora (გორა), that is, “heap”, or “hill”. A settlement known here from the Hellenistic period, with the fortress built at least in 7th […]

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Gudauta (Abkhazia)

Gudauta (Georgian: გუდაუთა, [gudɑut’ɑ]  Abkhazian: Гәдоуҭа, Gwdowtha; Russian: Гудаута, Gudauta) is a town in Abkhazia, Georgia and a centre of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia. Gudauta used to be home to a Soviet Air Defence Forces base, Bombora airfield, where the 171st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment flew Su-15TMs until 1982. The 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment was […]

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Gudauri

Gudauri (Georgian: გუდაური) is a ski resort located on the south-facing plateau of The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia. The resort is situated in the Stepantsminda District, along the Georgian Military Highway near the Jvari Pass, at an elevation of 2,200 meters (7,200 ft.) above sea level with skiable area enjoying maximum exposure to […]

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Alakhadzi

Alakhadzi (Georgian: ალახაძი, Abkhazian: Алаҳаӡы, Russian: Алахадзы) is a village in the Gagra District of Abkhazia. At the time of the 2011 Census, Alakhadzi had a population of 2,876. Of these, 45.5% were Armenian, 31.1% Abkhaz, 13.1% Russian, 6.4% Georgian, 1.1% Ukrainian and 0.5% Greek. Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the […]

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Kabuleti

Kobuleti (Georgian: ქობულეთი [kʰɔbulɛtʰi]) is a town in Adjara, western Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. It is the seat of Kobuleti Municipality and a seaside resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former Soviet Union residents. It is especially popular with Armenian tourists. The town is situated in the south-western […]

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Tskaltubo

Tskaltubo (Georgian: წყალტუბო) is a spa resort in west-central Georgia. It is located at around 42°20′23″N 42°35′57″E. It is the main town of the Tsqaltubo Municipality of the Imereti province. It is famous for its radon-carbonate mineral springs, whose natural temperature of 33–35 °C (91–95 °F) enables the water to be used without preliminary heating. […]

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Bakuriani

Bakuriani (Georgian: ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a skiing resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet) above sea level. The region around Bakuriani is covered by coniferous forests (mainly made up of spruce). The resort lies […]

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Kvariati

Kvariati (Georgian: კვარიათი) is a village in Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. It is part of Khelvachauri Municipality and a seaside resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former Soviet Union residents. It is inhabited by the Laz subgroup of Georgians. Kvariati – Black Sea resort and settlement in Batumi, […]

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Mestia

Mestia (Georgian: მესტია IPA: [mɛstʼiɑ]) is a highland townlet (daba) in northwest Georgia, at an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,921 feet) in the Caucasus Mountains. Mestia is located in the Svaneti region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province (mkhare), some 128 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of the regional capital of Zugdidi. Mestia and the adjoining 132 villages […]

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Georgia

Autonomous Republics : Abkhazia, Adjara Regions : Tbilisi (capital), Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli. Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, romanized: sakartvelo; IPA: [sɑkʰɑrtʰvɛlɔ] (About this soundlisten)) is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it […]

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