Jimara ( ka, ჯიმარა) is a village in the historical region of
Khevi
Khevi ( ka, ხევი) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. It is included in the modern-day Kazbegi district, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (mkhare). Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains, it co ...
, north-eastern
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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* Related to the ...
. It is located on the confluence of the rivers
Tergi
The Terek (; , Tiyrk; , Tərč; , ; , ; , ''Terk''; , ; , ) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus. It originates in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and flows through North Caucasus region of Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rises n ...
and Djimaradoni, on the southern slopes of the
Khokh Range
The Khokh Range ( ka, ხოხის ქედი, ''Xoxis kedi''; os, Хохы рагъ, ''Xoxy ragh'') is a mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. The mountain range runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by ...
. Administratively, it is part of the
Kazbegi Municipality
Kazbegi ( ka, ყაზბეგის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti in east-north Georgia.
The main settlement is Stepantsminda, accounting for about half of the total ...
in
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( ka, მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and t ...
. Distance to the municipality center
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda ( ka, სტეფანწმინდა; formerly Kazbegi, ), is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of t ...
is .
See also
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Mount Dzhimara
Mount Dzhimara or Jimara ( os, Джимарайы хох — ''Jimarayy khokh'', ka, ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a Russian republic, with an altitude of . It is located on the border between Russi ...
Sources
* ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'', V. 11, p. 565, Tbilisi, 1987 year.
References
Kobi Community villages
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