Katskhi Pillar

The Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith located at the village of Katskhi in western region of , near the town of . It is approximately 40 metres high, and overlooks the small river valley of Katskhura, a right affluent of the Q'virila.
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  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of 606 metres (1,988 feet)
  • Description: natural limestone monolith with religious structures in Katskhi, Chiatura Municipality, Georgia
  • Also known as
    “Katskhi column”
    “Katskhi monolith”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katskhi Monastery.
The of Nativity of the Savior, more… is situated 2 km south of Katskhi Pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiat’ura and Zodi.
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Chiatura is a city in the region of Western . is situated 6 km east of Katskhi Pillar.
is a village in municipality, , . is situated 10 km northeast of Katskhi Pillar.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km southwest of Katskhi Pillar.

Katskhi Pillar

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Latitude
42.2875° or 42° 17′ 15″ north
Longitude
43.2156° or 43° 12′ 56″ east
Open location code
8HJ576P8+X6
Geo­Names ID
10377149
Wiki­data ID
Q2344182

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Katskhi Pillar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمود كاتسكي”
  • Armenian: “Կացխի մոնոլիտ”
  • Armenian: “Կացխի սյուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Katsxi monoliti”
  • Azerbaijani: “Katsxi sütunu”
  • Bashkir: “Ҡацхи бағанаһы”
  • Bashkir: “Ҡацхи Бағанаһы”
  • Catalan: “Pilar Katskhi”
  • Czech: “Kacchijský sloup”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه عمود كاتسكى”
  • Finnish: “Katskhi-torni”
  • French: “Colonne de Katskhi”
  • French: “Piton de Katchkhi”
  • French: “Piton de Katskhi”
  • Georgian: “კაცხის მონოლითი”
  • Georgian: “კაცხის სვეტი”
  • German: “Katschi-Säule”
  • German: “Katskhi-Säule”
  • German: “Kazchi-Säule”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Κάτσχι”
  • Japanese: “カツヒの柱”
  • Malay: “Tiang Katskhi”
  • Russian: “Кацхийский столп”
  • Russian: “Кацхский столп”
  • Russian: “Столп Кацхи”
  • Serbian: “Катски стуб”
  • Spanish: “Pilar de Katsji”
  • Spanish: “Pilar de Katskhi”
  • Spanish: “Pilar Katskhi”
  • Swedish: “Katschipelaren”
  • Thai: “เสากัทส์ฆี”
  • Turkish: “Katshi dikiti”
  • Ukrainian: “Стовп Кацхі”

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Nearby Places

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