Alexander Kazbegi was born on January 20, 1848, into a wealthy noble family in the historic region of Khevi, located near Mount Kazbek. Inheriting a large estate from his father,...
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Chiatura
Chiatura is a city in the Imereti region. Before the discovery of manganese deposits, there was a small settlement here called Kvirila, named after the river on whose banks it...
Zemo-Mleta
Zemo-Mleta, known as Mletа until the 20th century, is a small town in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. The Georgian Military Road, which passed by the village, was the only link between...
Pasanauri
Pasanauri is located in the historical region of Mtiuleti, the birthplace of khinkali (now part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region). According to legend, long ago, a young man was wounded in...
Transcaucasian railway. Chiatura station
The construction of the Transcaucasian Railway began in 1865 with a segment of the Poti-Tiflis Railway. At that time, rails were produced by two factories—the Putilov Plant in St. Petersburg...
The Monastery of the Holy Cross, or Jvari
The Monastery of the Holy Cross, or Jvari, is a Georgian church from the first half of the 7th century. It became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in Georgia...