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S13 Highway (Georgia)
The S13 route ( ka, საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა ს13, Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza S13, road of international importance), also known as " Akhalkalaki- Kartsakhi", is a highway route of "international importance" in southern Georgia from Akhalkalaki to the Turkish border near Kartsakhi. The route branches off from the S11/ E691 highway on the northside of Akhalkalaki. It is a simple (two-lane) asphalt road through the highlands that are characteristic for the Samtskhe–Javakheti region. The road starts at above sea level and gradually climbs to before reaching the Turkish border at , the 3rd highest border checkpoint in Georgia next to Georgia's 2nd largest lake (Kartsakhi Lake). After the Turkish border, the road continues to the Turkish D010 at Çıldır. It is the shortest route from Armenia to Turkey, shortcutting the E691 route. Background Prior to the 1996 revision of the road classification system the rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javakheti Plateau
Javalkheti Plateau ( ka, ჯავახეთის პლატო) is a volcanic plateau within the Caucasus Mountains that covers the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey and Armenia. Its elevation is over 2,000 m. Geography The plateau is a large grassland plain (alpine steppe) with many wetlands and alpine lakes (six of the largest lakes of Georgia, Tabatskuri, Paravani, Khanchali, Madatapa, Kartsakhi, Saghamo). The Javalkheti Wetlands are included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The plain is crossed from north to south by the Abuli-Samsari Mountain Range, a series of volcanic cones. The western side of the plateau is surrounded by the Javakheti Range. See also * Vanis Kvabebi * Abul-Samsari Range * Mount Didi Abuli * Javakheti Range Javakheti Range or Javakhk Range (also Kechut Range or Wet Mountains; ka, ჯავახეთის ქედი; hy, Ջավախքի լեռնաշղթա) – is a volc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çıldır
Çıldır ( hy, Հիւսիսեան, Husenian; meaning "North"; ka, ჩრდილი, Chrdili; meaning "Shadow") is a district of Ardahan Province of Turkey. Names Çıldır is also called hy, Հիւսիսեան, ''Hiusisean''; ka, ჩრდილი, ''Chrdili''; russian: Чилдыр, ''Childyr'', and Tsiltiri in Pontic Greek. Administrative structure Towns * Çıldır * Aşıkşenlik Aşıkşenlik (formerly ''Sukara'' and ''Yakınsu'') is a quarter of the town Çıldır, Çıldır District, Ardahan Province, Turkey. Its population is 277 (2021). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). The present name of th ... Villages Geographical Features The district center was established on a flat area with an average height of 1950 meters, and its villages were located on a partly flat and partly hilly land. The total area of the district is 1163 km². Çıldır has a very harsh and cold winter climate, and a warm and rainy summer climate. The average tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhaltsikhe
Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region (''mkhare'') of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi (a left tributary of the Kura), which divides the city between the old city in the north and new in the south. The 9th-century Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Castle, which was recently restored, is located in the old part of the city. It is one of the main attractions of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, along with Vardzia, Vale, Okrostsikhe and Zarzma. Toponymy Akhaltsikhe is the Georgian name of the town, which literally means "new fortress". It is attested in Arabic sources as ''Akhiskha'' (and ''Akhsikhath''), in Persian as ''Akhesqeh'' (also spelled as ''Akheshkheh''), and in Turkish sources as ''Ahıska''. History The town is mentioned among the settlements conquered by general Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri during the reign of Umayyad Caliph Mu'awi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javakheti National Park
The National Park Javakheti is located in the Ninotsminda Municipality in south of Georgia on the border with Armenia and Turkey in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region.Javakheti in Georgia ''Protected Planet'' The park is part of a : in neighbouring Armenia, it joins the . The project to establish the national park was carried out by the Georgian government in cooperation with the WWF and was financially supported by the German government. Local authorities, communitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulda Managed Reserve
, iucn_category = IV , photo = Sulda 2.jpg , photo_alt = , photo_caption = Sulda Managed Reserve , photo_width = , map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti , relief = yes , location = , nearest_city =Akhalkalaki , map_alt = , map_caption = , map_width = , coordinates = , coords_ref = , area_acre = , area_km2 =3.09 , area_ref = , established = 2011 , visitation_num = , visitation_year = , governing_body = Agency of Protected Areas , world_heritage_site = , websiteJavakheti Protected Areas Administration Sulda Managed Reserve ( ka, სულდის ჭაობის აღკვეთილი) is a protected area near villages Bozali and Sulda in Akhalkalaki Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. It protects marsh wetland on an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. Sulda Managed Reserve is part of ''Javakheti Protected Areas'' which also includes Javakheti National Park, Kartsakhi Managed Reserve, Bugdasheni Managed Reserve, Khanchali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kartsakhi Georgia-Turkey Border Checkpoint
hy, Կարծախ , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = Monument to Jivani in Kartsakh 02.jpg , image_caption = Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi , imagesize = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Georgia , subdivision_type1 = Mkhare , subdivision_name1 = Samtskhe–Javakheti , subdivision_type2 = district , subdivision_name2 = Akhalkalaki Municipality , population = 776 , population_as_of = 2014 , timezone = Georgian Time , utc_offset = +4 , timezone_DST = , utc_offset_DST = , coordinates = , elevation_m = , website = , footnotes = , pushpin_map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti Kartsakhi ( ka, კარწახი, hy, Կարծախ) also spelled Kartsakh and Karzakh is a village in Akhalkalaki Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia. It is located on the bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S13 Highway Akhalkalaki, Junction To Akhalkalaki Bypass Road
S13 may refer to: Aviation * Beriev S-13, an abandoned Soviet reconnaissance aircraft project * Fokker S-13, a German trainer * Letov Š-13, a Czechoslovakian fighter aircraft * SIAI S.13, an Italian reconnaissance biplane * Sikorsky S-13, a Russian aircraft design proposal * SPAD S.XIII, a French biplane fighter Automobiles * Nissan Silvia (S13), a Japanese sports car * Nissan 240SX (S13), a sports car sold in North America Rail and transit Lines * S13 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Germany * S13 (ZVV), Zürich, Switzerland * Line S13 (Milan suburban railway service), Italy Locomotives * Sri Lanka Railways S13, a diesel multiple unit Stations * Iyo-Izushi Station, in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan * Mizuho Undōjō Nishi Station, in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * Otaru-Chikkō Station, in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan * Sōgō Undō Kōen Station, in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan * Sumiyoshi Station (Tokyo), in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Roads * S13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beginning Of S13 Highway At Akhalkalaki Castle
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Beginning may refer to: * ''Beginning'' (album), by Pakho Chau * ''Beginning'' (play), a 2017 play by David Eldridge * ''Beginning'' (film), a Georgian-French drama film *"Beginning", a song by heavy metal band Kotipelto *"Beginning", a 2018 track by Toby Fox from '' Deltarune Chapter 1 OST'' from the video game ''Deltarune'' See also * Begin (other) * Beginnings (other) * In the Beginning (other) *The Beginning (other) The Beginning may refer to: Film and television * "The Beginning" (''Eureka Seven'') * " The Beginning...", an episode of ''Gotham'' * "The Beginning" (''Red Dwarf'') * "The Beginning" (''Samurai Jack'') * "The Beginning" (''The X-Files'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kars
Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography ( Strabo), part of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), in Ayrarat province, and later the capital of Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia in 929–961. Currently, the mayor of Kars is Türker Öksüz. The city had an Armenian ethnic majority until it was conquered by Turkish nationalist forces in late 1920. Etymology The city's name may be derived from the Armenian word հարս (''hars''), meaning "bride". Another hypothesis has it that the name derives from the Georgian word "the gate. History Medieval period Little is known of the early history of Kars beyond the fact that, during medieval times, it had its own dynasty of Armenian rulers and was the capital of a region known as Vanand. Medieval Armenian historians referred to the city by a variety of names, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale, Georgia
Vale ( ka, ვალე) is a town in southwestern Georgia, from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 3,646. Vale is a border crossing point into the Turkish village of Türkgözü, in Posof district. The town is situated on the right bank of the Potskhovi River (a tributary to the Mtkvari), on the slopes of the Lesser Caucasus at 1,000-1,200 m above sea level. Vale is first recorded as a village in the 10th century. It emerged as a center of lignite industry in the Soviet era and acquired town status in 1962. Vale houses a medieval Georgian Church of the Theotokos originally built in the 10th century, but reconstructed as a three nave basilica in the 16th century. The town is a home to a sizable Armeno-Georgian Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S8 Highway (Georgia)
The Georgian S8 route (Georgian language, Georgian: საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა ს8, ''Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza S8'', road of international importance), also known as Khashuri–Akhaltsikhe-Vale, Georgia, Vale (Georgia–Turkey border, border of the Republic of Turkey), is a "road of international importance" within the Georgian system and runs from Khashuri via Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe to the border with Turkey near Vale, Georgia, Vale over a distance of . After crossing the Georgia–Turkey border the highway continues as List of highways in Turkey, D955 to Ardahan. The S8 is a two lane road and is part of European route E691 between Akhaltsikhe and the Turkish border, and part of the AH82, Asian Highway AH82 between Khashuri and Akhaltsikhe. It connects with the Georgian S11 highway (Georgia), S11 highway in Akhaltsikhe. The road is mostly located in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region, while its Khashuri segment is locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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