Annanuri Fortress
Annanuri is both an old fortress and monastery situated on the right bank of the river Aragvi. The fortress dates back to the early feudal age; it served as an…
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Gori
Gori. The birthplace of Iosif Dzhugashvili, better known to the world as Joseph Stalin, lies 95km (59 miles) west of Tbilisi. The town has the last surviving…
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Jvari Cathedral
Jvari (St. Cross Monastery) stands on the rocky mountaintop at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers, overlooking the village of Mtskheta, which was…
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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Svetitiskhoveli Cathedral, located in Mtskheta about 20km (12 miles) to the northwest of Tbilisi. Mtskheta predated Tbilisi as the capital of Iberia until the…
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, stands on the banks of the River Mtkvari, in a valley surrounded by hills. The name for the city derives from the word tbili…
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