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Orgora Destination Guide
Touring Orgora in Georgia
Orgora in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti is a city located in Georgia - some 85 mi or ( 137 km ) West of Tbilisi , the country's capital city .
Time in Orgora is now 07:27 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tbilisi " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Grozny, Zikiliya, Zestap'oni, and Uraveli. Being here already, consider visiting Tabriz . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Orgora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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= }}.
Located at 41.57 43.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 41.58 43.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 41.58 43.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 41.47 43.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Akhaltsikhe
Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხე, literally new castle; also known as Lomisa, Armenian: Ախալցխա, Turkish: Ahıska) is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. It is situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south. The name of the city translates from Georgian as "new fortress".
Located at 41.64 42.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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