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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...

Ananuri

Located in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Ananuri was included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007.  Until the early 1800s, the fortress was governed by the dukes...