Lapanquri ( ka, ლაფანყური) is a village in the

Telavi district Telavi ( ka, თელავის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its administrative centre is Telavi. Telavi is an important transportation hub, industrial, agricultural (wine ...

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. It is located near the

Alazani Valley The Alazani ( ka, ალაზანი, az, Qanıx) is a river that flows through the Caucasus. It is the main tributary of the Kura (river), Kura in eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, and flows for . Part of its path forms the Azerbaijan–Ge ...

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Its name probably derives from the

Pterocarya ''Pterocarya'', often called wingnuts in English, are trees in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are native to Asia. The botanic name is from Ancient Greek (''pteron'') "wing" + (''karyon'') "nut". Description ''Pterocarya'' are deciduous ...

trees (Georgian: ლაფანი ''lapani'') which are found around the village.

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file:ლაფანყურის ეკლესია.JPG, Church file:ლოპოტა ხიდი.jpeg.jpg, Bridge over the river

Lopota The Lopota ( ka, ლოპოტა) is a river in the far north-eastern part of the Kakheti region in Georgia. It flows through the village Lapanquri, and discharges into the Alazani near Telavi. Its upper reach borders with the Russian North C ...

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Populated places in Telavi Municipality {{Georgia-geo-stub

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