Zemo Skhvilisi
Zemo Skhvilisi is a village in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia and has about 278 residents and an elevation of 1,071 metres. Zemo Skhvilisi is situated nearby to the village Sadzeli, as well as near Kulalisi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum named after Ivane Javakhishvili and Ahmediyye Mosque.
Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum named after Ivane Javakhishvili
Museum
Photo: bergie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Samtskhe–Javakheti History Museum is a museum in Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia, founded in 1923. In its current renovated form, the museum was opened in 2012 as part of the Georgian National Museum network. Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum named after Ivane Javakhishvili is situated 4 km east of Zemo Skhvilisi.
Ahmediyye Mosque
Photo: Kober, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ahmediyye Mosque is situated 4 km east of Zemo Skhvilisi.
Surb Khach Church
Church
Photo: AshotGimishyan2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Surb Khach Church is situated 3 km southwest of Zemo Skhvilisi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Didi Pamaji and Akhaltsikhe.
Didi Pamaji
Village
Photo: Ashotgimishyan2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Didi Pamaji is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Zemo Skhvilisi.
Akhaltsikhe
Photo: M Blissett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akhaltsikhe is a small city of about 18,000 people and the capital of Samtskhe-Javakheti. It's a rather sleepy town, but its Old City and Old Turkish baths are worth a visit, and it's a great base for exploring the surrounding areas, including Sapara Monastery in the immediate vicinity and Vardzia to the south with Khertvisi and Tmogvi Fortresses along the way.
Vale
Town
Vale is a town in southwestern Georgia, 12 km from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 3,646. Vale is situated 5 km west of Zemo Skhvilisi.
Zemo Skhvilisi
- Type: Village with 278 residents
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.63446° or 41° 38′ 4″ northLongitude
42.93187° or 42° 55′ 55″ eastPopulation
278Elevation
1,071 metres (3,514 feet)Open location code
8HH4JWMJ+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 457424531OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
610895Wikidata ID
Q11277091
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Zemo Skhvilisi” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վերին Սուխլիս”
- Chechen: “Земо-Схвилиси”
- Georgian: “Zemo Skhvilisi”
- Georgian: “ზემო მსხვილისი”
- Georgian: “ზემო სხვილისი”
- Russian: “Земо Схвилиси”
- Russian: “Земо-Схвилиси”
- Turkish: “Zemo Skhvilisi”
- Ukrainian: “Земо-Схвілісі”
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