Uplistsikhe

Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern , some 10 kilometers east of the town of , . Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle…
  • Tourist attraction
  • …has about 730 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 570 metres (1,870 feet)
  • Description: ancient city in Georgia

Places in the Area

Nearby places include K’vakhvreli and Shavshvebi.
is a village.
6 km north of Uplistsikhe
is a city in eastern , which serves as the regional capital of .
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Latitude
41.96694° or 41° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
44.20759° or 44° 12′ 27″ east
Open location code
8HH6X685+Q2
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“Uplistsikhe” goes by many names.
УԥлисцихеAbkhazian
UplistsikheAlbanian
أبليستسيخArabic
ՈւփլիսցիխեArmenian
UplissixeAzerbaijani
УплисцихеBashkir
Уплисцихе (мәмерйә ҡала)Bashkir
УплісцыхеBelarusian
УплісцыхэBelarusian
UplistsikheCatalan
烏普利斯克赫Chinese
UplisciheCroatian
UpliscicheCzech
UplistsikheFinnish
უფლისციხეGeorgian
ΟύπλιστσιχεGreek
אופליסציחהHebrew
UplistsikheItalian
ウプリスツィヘJapanese
우프리스치케Korean
اوپلیستسیخهPersian
UpliscichePolish
UpliscychePolish
Уплис-ЦихеRussian
UplisciheSerbian
УплисцихеSerbian
უფლისციხSerbian
UplisciheSlovenian
Уплисцихе мәгарәләр шәһәрчегеTatar
UplistsiheTurkish
УплісцихеUkrainian

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