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ლაგურკა — შუასაუკუნეთა ქართული ხუროთმოძღვრების ძეგლი, კვირიკესა და ივლიტეს მონასტრის ეკლესია, სოფ. ხის მიდამოებში (მესტიის რაიონი), მდ. ენგურის მარცხენა მხარეს, მაღალ მთაზე. მოყვითალო ფერის შირიმით ნაგებ დარბაზულ ეკლესიას სამხრეთით და ჩრდილოეთით მინაშენები აქვთ. დასავლეთ მხარეს აღმართულია ორსართულიანი სამრეკლო. ინტერიერში ნახევარწრიული საკურთხევლის აფსიდი დარბაზის ძირითადი სივრცისგან გამოყოფილია ქვის კანკელით. ცილინდრული კამარა ერთ საბჯენ თაღს ეყრდნობა. სიგრძივი კედლები დანაწევრებულია ორ-ორი თაღით. სარკმლები გაჭრილია აფსიდსა და დასავლეთ კედელში. ინტერიერი მოხატულია თევდორე მეფის მხატვრის მიერ (1112) კალის ხევის ფეოდალთა დაკვეთით (აღნიშნულია დასავლეთ კედლის წარწერის შემორჩენილ ფრაგმენტში).
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Shkhara (Georgian: შხარა), is the highest point in Georgia. Located in the Svaneti region along the Russian frontier, Shkhara lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of the city of Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. The summit lies in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, to the south-east of Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. Shkhara is the third highest peak in the Caucasus, just behind Dykh-Tau.
Shkhara is the highest point and the eastern anchor of a massif known as the Bezingi (or Bezengi) Wall, a 12 kilometres long ridge. It is a large, steep peak in a heavily glaciated region, and presents serious challenges to mountaineers.
The exact height is not known. It is somewhere between 5036 and 5201 m.
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- Cox & Kings Travel (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 29-Apr-2015
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Svaneti is known for its architectural treasures and picturesque landscapes. The famous Svaneti towers erected mainly in the 9th-12th centuries, make the region’s villages very attractive. Upper Svaneti was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1996.
The Egrisi mountain range is a watershed ridge of the Inguri (Georgian: ენგური) and Tskhenistkali rivers situated in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in Georgia’s Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი). It reaches a maximum elevation of 3226 meters at Mount Chitagvala.
Forests of broad-leaved trees, such as oak and beech, grow on the slopes of the range. Sub-alpine and alpine meadows are found above 2,000 m.
Post sunset view of Mestia, Georgia in autumn, taken from the balcony of my guesthouse almost one year ago.
Greetings from County Kerry, Ireland, home of the worst weather in Ireland, and that means something.
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Ushguli, in Svaneti, Georgia - with its distinctive medieval stone towers - is Europe's highest permanent populated village.
In 1996 the Upper Svaneti valley was added to the Unesco list of world heritage sites.
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Submitted 08/10/2014
Accepted 31/10/2014
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- Media Storehouse (Australia) 21-Aug-2020
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The characteristic landscape of Upper Svaneti is formed by small villages, dominated by their church towers and situated on the mountain slopes, with a natural environment of gorges and alpine valleys and a backdrop of snow-covered mountains. The most notable feature of the settlements is the abundance of towers, especially in Mestia and the frontier villages, such as Ushguli.
Used originally for defense, many of these towers date back to the 12th century.
The Upper Svaneti valley was added to the Unesco world heritage list in 1996.
Submitted 12/11/2014
Accepted 10/12/2014
While I prefer the light in the morning version I uploaded previously, I thought I would share these two versions taken at the same spot in Ushguli village, Georgia.
This is the beautiful town of Mestia in Georgia. Stunning mountain views in every direction and the distinctive Svan towers popping up all over the place.
Ushba (Georgian: უშბა) is one of the most notable peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. It is located in the Svaneti region of Georgia, just south of the border with the Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia. Although it does not rank in the 10 highest peaks of the range, Ushba is known as the "Matterhorn of the Caucasus" for its picturesque, spire-shaped double summit. Due to its steep profile and unstable weather[citation needed], Ushba is considered by many climbers as the most difficult ascent in the Caucasus.
Elevation - 4,710 m.
While I prefer the light in the morning version I uploaded previously, I thought I would share these two versions taken at the same spot in Ushguli village, Georgia.