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Chikhori Destination Guide
Delve into Chikhori in Georgia
Chikhori in the region of Georgia (general) is a city in Georgia - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) West of Tbilisi , the country's capital .
Current time in Chikhori is now 05:14 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tbilisi " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Erzincan, Nal'chik, Grozny, Zugdidi, and Zestap'oni. While being here, make sure to check out Erzincan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Chikhori ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Georgia pottery
Potter VALPARD FILMS valpardfilms.awardspace.com ..
Madrid, Spain: parks, squares, monuments, sculptures, fountains
Madrid, Spain December, 2010 And more photos: www.liveinternet.ru ..
Georgia (part 1)
Photos from Gergia trip shooted by Arie Shtern ..
Georgia - Muchura Wine 1
The road to the Muchura for a traditional georgian wine. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Chikhori
The Battle of Chikhori (Georgian: ჩიხორის ბრძოლა, chikhoris brdzola) was fought between the armies of King George VIII of Georgia and the rebellious nobles led by a royal kinsman Bagrat in 1463. It took place near the fortress Chikhori in the district of Argveti in western Georgia, and ended in the king's decisive defeat.
Located at 42.24 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at 42.14 43.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 42.13 43.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tkibuli
Tkibuli or Tqibuli is a town in west-central Georgia, Imereti Region. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42|20|39|N|42|59|24|E| | |name= }}. It is situated at the northern edge of Imereti region, close to the region of Rach'a, at the foot of Nakerala mountain. The town is a coal mining centre. Tkibuli is located between two man-made reservoirs and is a mountainous region. There were nine coal mines but now only one is functional.
Located at 42.34 42.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 42.11 43.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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