Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Georgia
Inscribed
1994
List reference
708
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta is about 14 km north-west of Tbilisi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tbilisi · about 1,100,000 peopleabout 14 km south-east
- Rustavi · about 157,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Tskhinvali · about 39,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Vanadzor · about 101,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Vladikavkaz · about 365,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Gyumri · about 148,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ArmeniaCultural83 km away
GeorgiaCultural168 km away
TürkiyeCultural177 km away
GeorgiaCultural184 km away
ArmeniaCultural187 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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