Ruisi

Ruisi is a village in the Kareli District of region of the . About 3 km from the district administrative center and 10 km from the city of , Ruisi is one of the oldest centers of Christianity in Georgia.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urbnisi and Sasireti.

Village
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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. is situated 3 km southeast of Ruisi.

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 4 km north of Ruisi.

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 6 km west of Ruisi.

Ruisi

Latitude
42.03398° or 42° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
43.96284° or 43° 57′ 46″ east
Population
4,810
Elevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)
Open location code
8HJ52XM7+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288609376
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
612293
Wiki­data ID
Q12868442
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Ruisi” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուիսի (Քարելի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Ռուիսի”
  • Chechen: “Руиси”
  • Georgian: “რუისი”
  • Irish: “Ruisi”
  • Ossetian: “Руиси”
  • Persian: “رویسی”
  • Polish: “Ruisi”
  • Russian: “Руиси”
  • Turkish: “Ruisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Руісі”

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