Shenako
Shenako is a highland village in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti. Shenako located 2070 meters above sea level on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, in the historical-geographical area of Tusheti, some 100 km northeast of the municipal center of Akhmeta, close to the border with Dagestan, Russia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: place in Kakheti, Georgia
- Also known as: “Shenak’o”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Keselo Fortress.
Keselo Fortress
Castle
Keselo is a small medieval fortress just above the village of Omalo in Tusheti. The site is surrounded by the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Keselo Fortress is situated 3 km west of Shenako.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omalo and Diklo.
Omalo
Village
Photo: Dave Nolan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Omalo is a principal village in the historical region of Tusheti, Georgia. Administratively, it is part of the Akhmeta District in Kakheti. It lies between the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Pirikita Range of Tusheti. Omalo is situated 2½ km west of Shenako.
Diklo
Village
Photo: Kakha Kakhidze, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Diklo is a village in the historical region of Tusheti, Georgia. Administratively, it is part of the Akhmeta Municipality in Kakheti. It lies between the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Pirikita Range of Tusheti. Diklo is situated 3½ km northeast of Shenako.
Kumelaurta
Village
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Kumelaurta is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Shenako.
Shenako
- Categories: populated place in Georgia and locality
- Location: Kakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.37207° or 42° 22′ 20″ northLongitude
45.66323° or 45° 39′ 48″ eastElevation
1,891 metres (6,204 feet)Open location code
8HJ79MC7+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 449209831OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Shenako” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Շենաքո”
- Avaric: “Шанагу”
- Chechen: “Шенако”
- Czech: “Šenako”
- Dutch: “Shenako”
- Dutch: “Sjenako”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شيناكو”
- Georgian: “Shenako”
- Georgian: “შენაქო”
- Hebrew: “שנאכו”
- Hebrew: “שֶנאכּוֹ”
- Ossetian: “Шенако”
- Persian: “شناکو”
- Polish: “Szenako”
- Russian: “Шенако/Шенаки”
- Russian: “Шенако”
- Ukrainian: “Шенако”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ageurta and Upper Omalo.
Notable Places Nearby
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