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Borjomi Municipality
Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Borjomis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 24,998 (2021). Its main town and administrative center is Borjomi and it has an area of . Borjomi municipality is located on the territory of the historical Tori. Geography and climate Borjomi municipality borders Akhaltsikhe in the southwest, Aspindza and Akhalkalaki in the south, Tsalka in the east, Kharagauli, Khashuri, Kareli Municipality and Gori Municipality in the north. The municipality consists in large part of subranges of the Lesser Caucasus mountains, the western end of the Trialeti Range and the eastern end of the Meskheti Range which are separated by the Borjomi Gorge through which the Mtkvari river flows. Within the municipality, there are branches of the Trialeti Range - the Gvirgvini range and Tsikhisdzhvari, the peaks of which reach 2000-285 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
The Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park (BKNP) ( ka, ბორჯომ-ხარაგაულის ეროვნული პარკი, ''borjom-kharagaulis erovnuli parki'') is a protected area in central Georgia, in Samtskhe-Javakheti situated in the Lesser Caucasus, southwest to the nation's capital of Tbilisi.Borjomi-Kharagauli in Georgia ''Protected Planet'' Its is that of the . One of the largest |
Bakuriani - Ort Vom Kochta-Hügel
Bakuriani ( ka, ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a ski 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. Geography The region around Bakuriani is covered by coniferous forests (mainly made up of spruce). The resort lies from Borjomi and is located within the so-called Bakuriani Depression/caldera. The resort is connected with Borjomi by an electrified narrow-gauge railway. The present-day area of the town was built up by lava flows from the nearby Mukhera volcano. Winter sports Ski resort The ski area of the resort is split into two separate parts: Didveli and Kokhta/Kokhta-Mitarbi. Mount Kokhta provides a maximum skiable altitude of , whereas the highest lift in Didveli reaches . The first ski base was opened in 1932. From Bakuriani to Kokhtagori Mountain () and Tskhratskaro Pass () there are ski lifts, ski tramps. There is artificial snowfall on Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kura (river)
The Kura is an east-flowing river south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains which drains the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus east into the Caspian Sea. It also drains the north side of the Lesser Caucasus while its main tributary, the Aras, drains the south side of those mountains. Starting in northeastern Turkey, it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea at Neftçala. The total length of the river is . People have inhabited the Caucasus region for thousands of years and first established agriculture in the Kura Valley over 4,500 years ago. Large, complex civilizations eventually grew up on the river, but by 1200 CE, most were reduced to ruin by natural disasters and foreign invaders. The increasing human use, and eventual damage, of the watershed's forests and grasslands, contributed to a rising intensity of floods through the 20th century. In the 1950s, the Soviet Union started bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borjomi Gorge
Borjomi Gorge ( ka, ბორჯომის ხეობა) is a picturesque canyon of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River in central Georgia (country), Georgia. The gorge was formed as a result of the Kura River cutting its path through the Caucasus Mountains, Lesser Caucasus Mountains where the Trialeti Range, Trialeti and Meskheti Range, Meskheti Ranges meet. A significant portion of the Borjomi Gorge is covered by mixed and coniferous forests made up of oak, maple, Oriental Beech, beech, Caucasian Spruce, spruce, Nordmann fir, fir, and Scots Pine, pine. A large portion of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park lies within the gorge, as well as the towns of Likani and Borjomi itself. Georgia About Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline cuts through the portion of the gorge. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meskheti Range
Meskheti Range ( ka, მესხეთის ქედი) (Meskh/Meskhet/Meskhetian Range, Adzhar-Imereti Range, Achara-Imereti Range Adzhar-Akhaltsikh Range also Moschian Mountains) is a part of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range in Meskheti region, in southwestern Georgia. Geography The length of the range is 150 km and the highest point is Mount Mepistskharo at an elevation of 2,850 m above sea level. The Meskheti Range is characterized by high amounts of precipitation. The territory around Mt. Mtirala (the Ajarian section of the range) was the wettest region within the Soviet Union and is the most humid area of the Caucasus with an annual precipitation of approximately 4500mm/year (180 inches/year). Several rivers are flowing from the Meskheti Range — Supsa, Acharis-Tsqali and Natanebi. Flora and fauna The slopes of the Meskheti Range are rich in endemic and relic speciesLevan Mumladze, Giorgi Chaladze, Zezva Asanidze, Salome Saghinadze, Ema KhachidzRefugial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trialeti Range
Trialeti Range ( ka, თრიალეთის ქედი) is an east-west mountain range of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of southern Georgia. The eastern edge of the Range runs along the western border of Tbilisi, while the western edge lies along River Mtkvari to the southwest of Borjomi. The length of the Trialeti Range is 144 kilometers and the maximum width is 30 kilometers. The mountain range was built up by volcanic activity during the Paleogene period. Young, andesite lava flows are common in the western part of the Range. The highest point is Mount Shaviklde (meaning "black cliff" in Georgian) at an elevation of 2,850 meters above sea level (9,348 ft.). The slopes of the Range are mainly covered by deciduous forests made up of oak, beech, and hornbeam. The western parts of Trialeti are covered by coniferous and mixed forests made up of fir, spruce, pine, beech, and oak.''Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia.'' 1984. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Caucasus
The Lesser Caucasus, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about . The western portion of the Lesser Caucasus overlaps and converges with east Turkey and northwest Iran. It runs parallel to the Greater Caucasus, at a distance averaging about south from the Likhi Range (Georgia) and limits east Turkey from the north and north-east. It is connected to the Greater Caucasus by the Likhi Range (Georgia) and separated from it by the Kolkhida Lowland (Georgia) in the west and Kura-Aras Lowland (Azerbaijan) (by the Kura River) in the east. The highest peak is Aragats, . The borders between Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran run through the range, although its crest does not usually define the border. The range was historically called ''Anticaucasus'' or ''Anti-Caucasus'' (Greek: Αντι-Καύκασος, Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gori Municipality
Gori ( ka, გორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Goris municiṗaliṫeṫi'') is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district are part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. It is bordered by the municipalities of Kaspi to the east, Borjomi and Tsalka to the south, and Kareli to the west. The area of Gori municipality is 1352 km2 and the population is 125,692 people. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Gori. Politics Gori Municipal Assembly (Georgian: გორის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Gori Municipality. currently consisting of 36 members. The council is assembles into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareli Municipality
Kareli ( ka, ქარელის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Karelis municiṗaliṫeṫi'') is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Some northern territories of the district are part of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. Located in the central part of Georgia on the Shida Kartli plain. The municipality is bordered on the east by Gori, on the west by Khashuri, and on the south by Borjomi. Area of the municipality - 687.9 km2 Population - 41 316 people. There are 35 state public schools and 1 private school-gymnasium, a secondary vocational school, 1 central library, a cultural center and a museum of local lore in Kareli municipality. History Kareli is mentioned in historical sources from the Early Bronze Age, and Kareli as a developed city center already in the XVI-XVII centuries. Mentioned. Most of today's Kareli was part of the Tsitsishvili nobility-Satsitsia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khashuri Municipality
Khashuri Municipality ( ka, ხაშურის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia (country), Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Khashuri municipality is located at 690 meters above sea level. It is bordered on the east and north by Kareli Municipality, on the north by Sachkhere Municipality, on the south and west by Borjomi Municipality, and on the west by Kharagauli Municipality. Area of Khashuri municipality is 585.2 km2. The total length of the boundaries of the municipality is 118 kilometers. Distance from the capital to Khashuri is 120 km, and from the regional center is 47 km. Khashuri Municipality also has a favorable strategic location, as it is located at the crossroads of Eastern, Western and Southern Georgia. The municipality has a moderately humid subtropical climate. Knows moderately cold winters and warm summers. The main rivers are the Mtkvari and Suramula, which cross the municipality. Vegetation is vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharagauli Municipality
Kharagauli Municipality ( ka, ხარაგაულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Xaragaulis municip’alit’et’i) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Imereti. Its main town is Kharagauli. It has an area of 914 km2. As of the 2014 census, its population was 19,473. History The historical territory of Kharagauli was part of the Margveti Saeristao. The " Silk Road" ran through here. During the feudal era, the present-day territory of Kharagauli was of strategic importance because of the roads connecting western and eastern Georgia. The historical monuments found here give grounds to assume that the Kharagauli area was a highly densely populated highway. This is evidenced by the ancestral tomb of the Pythians, which was found in the village of Bori. The places where now the town kharagauli located in the valley of the passengers resting place was leading caravans often rested in the Chkherimela valley wide-open area. The territory of Kharagauli m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsalka Municipality
__NOTOC__ Tsalka ( ka, წალკის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Ćalḱis Municiṕaliťeťi; ;'' ) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli, covering an area of . As of 2021 it had a population of 19,679 people. The city of Tsalka is its administrative centre. The area of the municipality corresponds to the historical region of Trialeti. Administrative divisions Tsalka municipality is administratively divided into 30 communities (თემი, temi) with 40 villages (სოფელი, sopeli), three urban-type settlements (დაბა, daba) and one city (ქალაკი, kalaki). * city: Tsalka; * daba: Bediani, Khramhesi and Trialeti. * villages: for example Beshtasheni and Sameba. Population The population of Tsalka is 19,679 according to the 2021 estimate, which is a slight increase from the last census of 2014 (18,849). The ethnic composition is 46.7% Georgian, 38.8% Armenian, 7.0% Azerbaijani and 6.9% Greek. The pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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