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Explore Zestaponi in Georgia

Zestaponi in the region of Georgia (general) is a town in Georgia - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) West of Tbilisi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Zestaponi is now 01:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tbilisi " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Erzincan, Grozny, Zugdidi, Zestap'oni, and Zeda Sak'ara. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Erzincan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Zestaponi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

More Georgian Dance

0:50 min by Jennifer McFann
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Dancers from Samtredia's ensemble perform in an open-air concert ..

Bolo Zari Supra Dance 1

0:38 min by Jennifer McFann
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The local dance instructor shows the 11th form Georgians how it's done at their bolo zari supra. ..


IAN WRIGHT EX- GLOBETREKKER NEW SERIES 2009

0:38 min by sprat1978
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It's 2009, new series time IAN WRIGHT "OUT OF BOUNDS". Ian's in Syria at St. Simeon, standing on the column once occupied by the most famous ascetic on earth, Simon Stylites. Trouble is, Ian is rantin ..

Georgia (part 1)

5:56 min by Vadim Danilov
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Photos from Gergia trip shooted by Arie Shtern ..


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Interesting facts about this location

David Abashidze Stadium

David Abashidze Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zestafoni, Georgia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Zestafoni. The stadium is able to hold 4,100 people and opened in 1952. Zestafoni David Abashidze Stadium (former Central Stadium) was built by the Zestafoni Ferro-alloy Plant. A couple of matches were held on the stadium before its opening in 1951.

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Located at 42.11 43.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Football venues in Georgia (country), Sports venues built in the Soviet Union, Sports venues completed in 1952, Sports venues in Georgia (country)

Zestaponi

Zestafoni or Zestaponi (correct pronunciation - Zestaphoni) is the administrative center of Zestafoni District in Western Georgia. Zestafoni is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia - Margveti, which is a part of Imereti province. Zestafoni is the Center of Margveti's Eparchy of The Georgian Orthodox Church. Zestafoni is situated in the furthest east of the Kolkheti Plateau. The city is built on the both banks of the river Kvirila.

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Located at 42.11 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Imereti

Kveda Sakara

Kveda Sakara (also known as Sakara Nizhnyaya) is a community in the west of Georgia, about 40 km to the southeast of Kutaisi at an elevation of about 263 m, in the Zestaponi District of the Imereti province (not to be confused with nearby Zeda Sakara in the same region. The community includes the villages of Kveda Sakara, Argevta and Chalatke. The economy is primarily agricultural, based on fruit growing. Kveda Sakara is known for the medieval Cholabauri bridge.

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Located at 42.14 43.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Imereti

Zeda Sakara

Zeda Sakara (also known as Sakara Verkhnyaya) is a community in the west of Georgia, about 40 km to the southeast of Kutaisi at an elevation of about 264 m, in the Zestaponi District. The village is about 1 km to the east of Kveda Sakara. The psychologist and philosopher Dimitri Uznadze was born in this village in 1886. The Sakara Testing Station of Horticulture, established in 1932, had many varieties of apples and pears. There are also many varieties of local Georgian grapevine.

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Located at 42.13 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Imereti

Shorapani

Shorapani is a small Georgian town, situated in the Zestafoni District, part of the region of Imereti. Founded in the 3rd century BC, it served as a residence of the eristavi (dukes) of Argveti (also known as the Duchy of Shorapani) in the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Near the town are the ruins of a fortress, mentioned as Sarapana by Strabo and Sarapanis by Procopius as a strong position on the road that led from Colchis to Iberia.

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Located at 42.10 43.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Imereti