Gelati Monastery
Also known as Guélati, Monastere de Ghelati, გელათის მონასტერი
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Georgia
Inscribed
2017
Area
4 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gelati Monastery is about 6 km north-east of Kutaisi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Upper Svaneti, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kutaisi · about 184,000 peopleabout 6 km south-west
- Poti · about 47,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Tskhinvali · about 39,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Batumi · about 156,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Artvin · about 32,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Nalchik · about 308,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GeorgiaCultural72 km away
GeorgiaNatural94 km away
GeorgiaCultural168 km away
ArmeniaCultural209 km away
TürkiyeCultural210 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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