Samshvilde

Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in , in the country's south, near the in the , region.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ruined historical city in Georgia
  • Also known as: “Shamshulda”, “ორბის ციხე”, and “სამშვილდე (ციხე-ქალაქი)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samshvilde and T’et’ri Tsqaro.

Village
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is a village in the , , .

Town
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Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro is a town in in southern . is situated 5 km northwest of Samshvilde.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Samshvilde.

Samshvilde

Latitude
41.50669° or 41° 30′ 24″ north
Longitude
44.50395° or 44° 30′ 14″ east
Elevation
873 metres (2,864 feet)
Open location code
8HH6GG43+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 474828684
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
612130
Wiki­data ID
Q12868759
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Samshvilde” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շամշուլդա”
  • Armenian: “Սամշվիլդե”
  • Bashkir: “Самшвилде”
  • Catalan: “Sàmxvilde”
  • French: “Samshvilde”
  • Georgian: “სამშვილდე”
  • Greek: “Σάμσβιλντε”
  • Persian: “سامشویلده”
  • Portuguese: “Sanxevilde”
  • Russian: “Самшвилде”
  • Spanish: “Samshvilde”
  • Swedish: “Samshvilde”
  • Swedish: “Samsjvilde”
  • Turkish: “Samşvilde”

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Places to explore: Dagheti and Disveli.

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Places to explore: პირველი გალავანი and River Chichava.

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