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Khando Destination Guide

Discover Khando in Georgia

Khando in the region of Georgia (general) is a town located in Georgia - some 75 mi or ( 121 km ) West of Tbilisi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Khando

Local time in Khando is now 05:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tbilisi " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Grozny, Zakvi, Vach'iani, and Tbilisi. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabriz . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Khando ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vanis Kvabebi

Vanis Kvabebi (Georgian: ვანის ქვაბები; English: Vani's Caves) is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the side of the mountain. There are also two churches in the complex.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.47 43.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Caves of Georgia (country), Georgian Orthodox monasteries, Samtskhe-Javakheti

Akhalkalaki

Akhalkalaki is a small city in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 60,975. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti Volcanic Plateau. The city is located about 30 km from the border with Turkey. 90 percent of the city's population are ethnic Armenians. The city was passed from Ottomans to Russians after Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829). On January 4, 1900, an earthquake destroyed much of the town and killed 1,000 people in the area.

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Located at 41.41 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Armenian diaspora communities, Cities and towns in Samtskhe-Javakheti

Meskheti

Meskheti, also known as Meskhetia, is in a mountainous area of Moschia in southwestern Georgia. The ancient Georgian tribes of Meskhi and Mosiniks were the indigenous population of this region. A majority of the modern Georgian population (Meskhs) of Meskheti are descendants of these ancient tribes. The Mosiniks were one of the inventors of iron metallurgy.

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Located at 41.58 43.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Caucasus, Former provinces of Georgia (country), Historical regions of Georgia (country)

Samtskhe-Javakheti

Samtskhe-Javakheti is a region formed in the 1990s in southern Georgia from the historical provinces of Meskheti (Samtskhe), Javakheti and Tori. Akhaltsikhe is its capital. The region comprises six administrative districts: Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Aspindza, Borjomi, Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda. There are 5 town, 6 townlets, 67 community and village sakrebulos (assemblies), and 268 villages in the region.

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Located at 41.58 43.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Historical regions of Georgia (country), Regions of Georgia (country), Samtskhe-Javakheti

Aspindza

Aspindza is a daba ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 3,243 (2002 census), mostly ethnic Georgians. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|34|26|N|43|15|22|E| | |name= }}.

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Located at 41.57 43.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Samtskhe-Javakheti