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Khertvisi Fortress

Georgian Tourist Service — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:53:36 +0000

Khertvisi Fortress is a medieval fortress in southern Georgia. It is located in Javakheti, in the village of Khertvisi, at the confluence of the Paravni and Kura rivers, on a high rocky mountain. Khertvisi was an active fortress throughout the feudal era. Due to its strategic location, the fortress controls two important valleys. The original […]

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Gergeti Trinity Church

Georgian Tourist Service — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:51:07 +0000

Gergeti Trinity Church is an architectural complex in the municipality of Kazbegi, Georgia, located at an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level. The Trinity was the main shrine of Khevi. According to Teimuraz Batonishvili, the Apostle Andrew the First-Called visited the gorge and installed a cross in Gergeti. In Gergete, a cross was also […]

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Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument

Georgian Tourist Service — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:01:28 +0000

Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument, Gudauri Observation Deck or Monument to the Treaty of Georgievsk is a monument built in 1983 to commemorate the bicentenary of the Treaty of Georgievsk and the continuing friendship between Soviet Georgia and Soviet Russia. The monument, located on the Georgian Military Road between the Gudauri ski resort and the Jvari Pass, […]

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Ananuri Fortress

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:35:32 +0000

Ananuri Fortress, the architectural complex of Ananuri is a fortress of the feudal era (XVI-XVIII centuries) near the village of Ananuri. It is located at the beginning of the Zhinvali Dam, at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. Ananuri served as the main stronghold for the Aragvi Eristavis, the rulers of this region. […]

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Zhinvali Dam

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:51:23 +0000

Zhinvali Dam is a multi-purpose dam in eastern Georgia. It is located in the middle of the Aragvi River, 70 km from Tbilisi. Its maximum depth is 75 m. It was created in 1985 in connection with the construction of the Zhinvali hydroelectric power station in the valley of the Aragvi River. The power generated […]

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Kartlis Deda, Mother of Kartli

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:23:08 +0000

Kartlis Deda, Mother of Kartli, Mother of Kartvel or Mother of Georgian – is a monument in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, which has become one of its symbols. The author of the 20-meter aluminum female statue, dressed in Georgian national costume, is the Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli. He named the statue “Dedakalaki” (Capital) and […]

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Great Synagogue of Tbilisi

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:42:16 +0000

The Great Synagogue of Tbilisi, also the synagogue of the Jews from Akhaltsikhe, is the main synagogue of the Jewish community of Tbilisi, located in the area of old Tbilisi. The name is given after the synagogue in the city of Akhaltsikhe, where its founders come from. The Great Synagogue of Tbilisi was built in […]

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Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:14:41 +0000

Tbilisi Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the central cathedral of the Catholic Church of Georgia. It was built in 1804. Catholics were allocated a place on this street and 6,000 rubles. The Austrian monarch also contributed 1,286 piastres to the construction. In the 19th century the church was further expanded. […]

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Tbilisi Mosque, Juma Mosque

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:28 +0000

Tbilisi Mosque, Juma Mosque, is the only surviving Muslim shrine in the city. The Muslim population appeared in Tbilisi after the conquest of the city by the Arabs, from the second half of the 7th century. In the Middle Ages, several mosques were built in the city. The largest of these was the Shah Ismail […]

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Tbilisi Botanical Garden

Georgian Tourist Service — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:07:33 +0000

Tbilisi Botanical Garden, the National Botanical Garden of Georgia is one of the oldest botanical institutions, which has gone through several important stages over its long history. In the 17th-18th centuries, three small gardens that belonged to the royal court of Georgia were laid out on the territory of the current botanical garden. After the […]

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