Caucasus
Georgia
Shida Kartli

Urbnisi

Urbnisi is a village in ’s region, in the district of Kareli. Situated on a high left bank of the Mtkvari river, it was an important city in ancient and early medieval Iberia as Georgia was known to the Greeks and Romans.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruisi and Sasireti.

Village
is a village in Kareli District of region of the . Situated about 3 km from the district administrative center and 10 km from the city of , is one of the oldest centers of Christianity in Georgia. is situated 3 km northwest of Urbnisi.

Village
is a village in , in the Kareli Municipality of , within the Giganti community. It is located on the Shida Kartli Plain, at an elevation of 710 metres above sea level. The village is 10 kilometres away from Kareli. is situated 7 km northwest of Urbnisi.

Town
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is a town in , , located on the right bank of the Mtkvari, 94 km west of the country's capital of . became the district center in 1939, transformed into a township in 1962, declared a city in 1981. is situated 7 km west of Urbnisi.

Urbnisi

Latitude
42.01393° or 42° 0′ 50″ north
Longitude
43.98285° or 43° 58′ 58″ east
Population
1,110
Elevation
650 metres (2,133 feet)
Open location code
8HJ52X7M+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 540125208
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
611276
Wiki­data ID
Q2330517
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Urbnisi” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուրբնիսի (Քարելի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Ուրբնիսի”
  • Bashkir: “Урбниси”
  • Chechen: “Урбниси”
  • Dutch: “Urbnisi”
  • French: “Ourbnissi”
  • Georgian: “ურბნისი”
  • German: “Urbnissi”
  • Irish: “Urbnisi”
  • Ossetian: “Урбниси”
  • Persian: “اوربنیسی”
  • Polish: “Urbnisi”
  • Russian: “Урбниси”
  • Turkish: “Urbnisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Урбнісі”

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