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Upper Svaneti

Also known as Upper Svaneti World Heritage Site

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Upper Svaneti is about 80 km north of Kutaisi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gelati Monastery, about 70 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Kutaisi · about 184,000 peopleabout 80 km south
  • Nalchik · about 308,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
  • Tskhinvali · about 39,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
  • Kislovodsk · about 133,000 peopleabout 110 km north
  • Pyatigorsk · about 143,000 peopleabout 130 km north
  • Vladikavkaz · about 365,000 peopleabout 140 km east
Upper SvanetiVladikavkazNalchikGroznyKutaisiKislovodskNazranSukhumiPotiMozdokTskhinvaliGelati MonasteryHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Upper Svaneti and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGelati Monastery1Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands2Historical Monuments of Mtskheta3Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin4Western Caucasus5Upper Svaneti
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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