Uravi ( ka, ურავი) is a village in western

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Ambrolauri District The Ambrolauri Municipality ( ka, ამბროლაურის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Ambrolauris Munits'ipaliteti'') is a self-governing subdivision in western Georgia. Its governing bodies are based in the city of Am ...

of the

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti ( ka, რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი, ''Rach’a-Lechkhumi da Kvemo Svaneti'') is a region (Mkhare) in northwestern Georgia with a population of 28,500 (2021), mak ...

region. It is located on the Lukhunis River, a tributary of the

Rioni River The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient Phasis). The city o ...

that enters from the right (north). Uravi was the site of an

arsenic Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in combination with sulfur and metals, but also as a pure elemental crystal. Arsenic is a metalloid. It has various allotropes, ...

mine and processing plant when Georgia was part of the

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, and the arsenic dump above the village leaches arsenic into the soil, the groundwater and the river.Crawford, Angus (25 May 2011
"Georgia's 'secret' arsenic village"
''BBC News'', accessed 25 May 2011 The town depopulated after the arsenic factory closed. Plans to reopen the facilityGeorgian Public Broadcaster (11 May 2008
"Georgia’s Prime Minister visiting Ambrolauri region"
''Georgian Daily'', accessed 25 May 2011 were not successful.

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External links

"Uravi Map — Satellite Images of Uravi"
Maplandia World Gazetteer
"Photo of ურავი, uravi"
by David Tkeshelashvili, Panoramio Populated places in Ambrolauri Municipality {{Georgia-geo-stub