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Kelasuri Destination Guide

Explore Kelasuri in Georgia

Kelasuri in the region of Abkhazia is a town in Georgia - some 209 mi or ( 337 km ) North-West of Tbilisi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kelasuri is now 02:22 PM (Saturday) . 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: Erzurum, Erzincan, Stavropol', Maykop, and Cherkessk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Erzurum . Where to go and what to see in Kelasuri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Amtkel

Lake Amtkel is a lake in the Gulripsh District of Abkhazia that was formed on 3 October 1891 when an earthquake caused a landslide on the south-western slope of Mt. little Shkhapach into the valley of the Amtkel River.

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Located at 43.10 41.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Abkhazia, Mountain lakes

2008 Achamkhara incident

The 2008 Achamkhara incident refers to the armed confrontation, that took place on July 9, 2008, on the flanks of Mount Achamkhara in the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, between Abkhazian and Georgian troops.

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Located at 43.14 41.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 2008 in Abkhazia, 2008 in Georgia (country), Georgian–Abkhazian conflict

Besleti Bridge

The Besleti Bridge also known as the Queen Tamar Bridge is a medieval arched stone bridge at Sukhumi, Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia. Located some 6 km from the city centre, the bridge spans the small mountain River Besletka, and dates back to the late 12th century.

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Located at 43.03 41.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 12th-century bridges, Arch bridges, Buildings and structures in Abkhazia, Stone bridges, Transport in Abkhazia

Bzyb River

The Bzyb is one of the two largest rivers of Abkhazia, along with the Kodori and the twelfth longest river in Georgia. The river valley has rich biodiversity of herbaceous garden plants, particularly in the gorge section in the upper reaches where the most prominent and colourful bellflower Campanula mirabilis with profuse growth of 100 flowers per plant is given the name, the "Queen of the Abkhazian flora."

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Located at 43.30 41.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Geography of the Caucasus, Rivers of Abkhazia

Abkhazian State University

The Abkhazian State University is the only university in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia. It was founded in 1979 on the basis of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. Its first rector was Zurab Anchabadze. The university consists the departments of physics and mathematics, biology and geography, history, philology, economics, law; pedagogical and agro-engineering departments.

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Located at 42.98 41.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Abkhazian State University, Sukhumi, Universities in Abkhazia