Gveleti

Gveleti is a village in the Kazbegi Municipality of . It is located in the , on the right bank of the Devdaraki, 4 km from the border with . Gelatĕ was founded by the Ingush clan Gelatkhoy.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 1 residents
  • Description: village in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
  • Also known as: “გველეთი”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darial Gorge and Dariali HPP.

Gorge
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The is a river gorge on the border between and . It is at the east base of , south of present-day . The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is approximately 13 kilometres long. is situated 3 km north of Gveleti.

Industrial building
Photo: Karel61, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dariali Hydropower Plant, referred to as , is a 108 MW run-of-the-river hydropower plant built in 2017 in . It is located on the Tergi River in Kazbegi Municipality, at less than 1 km from the - border, 160 km far from . is situated 2½ km north of Gveleti.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsdo and Gergeti.

Village
Photo: Jaba1977, Public domain.
is a village.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 5 km south of Gveleti.

Photo: MaxBenidze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stepantsminda is a town in the north of , popular for the trekking opportunities in the visually spectacular surrounding mountains, its views of the mighty Mount Kazbeg, and for the beautiful view from the town of the Holy Trinity Church outlined against Mount Kazbeg itself.

Gveleti

Latitude
42.70855° or 42° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
44.62418° or 44° 37′ 27″ east
Population
1
Elevation
1,490 metres (4,888 feet)
Open location code
8HJ6PJ5F+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 430591137
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
614324
Wiki­data ID
Q12863138
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gveleti” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գվելեթի (Ղազբեգի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Գվելեթի”
  • Chechen: “ГелатӀе (Казбегин муниципалитет)”
  • Chechen: “ГелатӀе”
  • Georgian: “გველეთი (ყაზბეგის მუნიციპალიტეტი)”
  • Georgian: “გველეთი”
  • German: “Gveleti”
  • Irish: “Gveleti”
  • Japanese: “グヴェレティ”
  • Japanese: “クヴェレティ村”
  • Korean: “그벨레티”
  • Ossetian: “Голет”
  • Ossetian: “Гуелет”
  • Polish: “Gveleti”
  • Russian: “Гвелети (Казбегский муниципалитет)”
  • Russian: “Гвелети”
  • Slovak: “Gveleti”
  • Ukrainian: “Гвелеті”

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