Pankisi
Pankisi or the Pankisi Gorge is a valley region in Georgia, in the upper reaches of River Alazani. It lies just south of Georgia's historic region of Tusheti between Mt Borbalo and the ruined 17th-century fortress of Bakhtrioni.
- Gorge with an elevation of around 610 metres (2,010 feet)
- Description: gorge in Georgia
- Also known as“Pankisi Gorge”“Pankisi Valley”“Pankisi-Tal”“Pankisis kheoba”“Pankisis xeoba”“Pankisskoe ushchelʹe”“Pankisskoye Ushchel’ye”
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Latitude
42.135° or 42° 8′ 6″ north
Longitude
45.28583° or 45° 17′ 9″ east
Open location code
8HJ747MP+X8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Pankisi” goes by many names.
بانكيسيArabic
Պանկիսի կիրճArmenian
Pankisi dərəsiAzerbaijani
Панкіская цясьнінаBelarusian
Панкиско дефилеBulgarian
Панкиското дефилеBulgarian
Pankisis KheobaCebuano
ПӀаьнгазChechen
PankisivalleiDutch
Pankisi kuruEstonian
პანკისის ხეობაGeorgian
נקיק פנקיסיHebrew
ערוץ פנקיסיHebrew
פנקיסיHebrew
פנקיסי גורגהHebrew
פַּנְקִיסִיס חֶאוֹבָּהHebrew
Pankiszi-szorosHungarian
Valle del PankisiItalian
パンキシ渓谷Japanese
പങ്കിസിMalayalam
პანკისიშ ლეხერიMingrelian
Панкисы комOssetian
ПъанкъисOssetian
Пъанкъисы комOssetian
پانکیسیPersian
Wąwóz PankisiPolish
ПанкисиRussian
Панкисское ущельеRussian
PankisidalenSwedish
Pankisi VadisiTurkish
Панкіська ущелинаUkrainian
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