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Rust'avi Destination Guide

Explore Rust'avi in Georgia

Rust'avi in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti is a town in Georgia - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) West of Tbilisi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rust'avi

Current time in Rust'avi is now 11:56 AM (Sunday) . 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: Tabriz, Grozny, Zugdidi, Zestap'oni, and Tsinubani. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabriz . 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 Rust'avi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Georgia Caucasus: Amazing Lesser Caucasus. Part 1

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Exploring Georgia

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landscapes and people in Georgia as seen by 5 visitors in a jeep on the roads around the country. ..

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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= }}.

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Located at 41.57 43.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 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 12 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 12 km away
Tags: Historical regions of Georgia (country), Regions of Georgia (country), Samtskhe-Javakheti

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".

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Located at 41.64 42.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Samtskhe-Javakheti

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.

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Located at 41.47 43.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Caves of Georgia (country), Georgian Orthodox monasteries, Samtskhe-Javakheti