Bichnigauri
Bichnigauri is a village in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia and has about 424 residents. Bichnigauri is situated nearby to the town Zhinvali, as well as near the village Iori.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zhinvali HPP.
Zhinvali HPP
Power station
Photo: Smerus, Copyrighted free use.
The Zhinvali Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Aragvi River in the Caucasus Mountains in Zhinvali, Georgia. The Zhinvali Hydroelectric Power Plant has four turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 32.5 MW, for a combined capacity of 130 MW. Zhinvali HPP is situated 3½ km north of Bichnigauri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhinvali and Aragvispiri.
Zhinvali
Town
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Zhinvali is a townlet in Georgia, Dusheti Municipality, on river Aragvi. It has one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in Georgia.
Aragvispiri
Village
Aragvispiri is a village in north-eastern Georgia. It is located in the Dusheti District, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. Aragvispiri is situated 3 km south of Bichnigauri.
Bodorna
Village
Photo: Vladimer Shioshvili, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bodorna is a small village in Georgia, situated on the S3 highway originally the Georgian Military Road, 8 km from the town of Dusheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, in the east of the country. Bodorna is situated 5 km south of Bichnigauri.
Bichnigauri
- Type: Village with 424 residents
- Also known as: “Bichingaur-Kari”, “Bichingaurtkari”, and “Biningour-Kari”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.10257° or 42° 6′ 9″ northLongitude
44.76143° or 44° 45′ 41″ eastPopulation
424Elevation
753 metres (2,470 feet)Open location code
8HJ64Q36+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 10924859480OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
615461Wikidata ID
Q16366223
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Bichnigauri” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բիչնիգաուրի”
- Chechen: “Бичнигаури”
- Georgian: “Bichnigauri”
- Georgian: “ბიჩნიგაური”
- Russian: “Бичнигаури”
- Turkish: “Biçnigauri”
- Ukrainian: “Бічнігаурі”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Iori and Kvemo Aranisi.
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