Iazoni Cave
Iazoni Cave Natural Monument also known as Tskaltsitela Cave is a karst cave located across the river Tskaltsitela near village Godogni, Terjola Municipality, just outside Kutaisi in Imereti region of Georgia, 135 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Georgia
- Also known as: “Iazoni Cave Natural Monument”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bagrati Cathedral and Kutaisi Synagogue.
Bagrati Cathedral
Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral, is an 11th-century cathedral in the city of Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of Georgia. Bagrati Cathedral is situated 2½ km northwest of Iazoni Cave.
Kutaisi Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Dat1003, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kutaisi Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 57–59 Boris Gaponov Street in Kutaisi in the Republic of Georgia. The stone synagogue was completed in c. 1863 in the Romanesque Revival style. Kutaisi Synagogue is situated 2 km northwest of Iazoni Cave.
Lado Meskhishvili Theater
Theater building
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lado Meskhishvili Theater is a theater building, which is situated 2 km west of Iazoni Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kutaisi and Godogani.
Kutaisi
Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kutaisi is a city in the Rioni Region of Georgia. The city is very cinematographic and charming, and a visit to Kutaisi is almost mandatory to see the Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery, which are UNESCO World Heritage sites and offer views from the mountain slopes over the city and the Rioni River.
Godogani
Village
Godogani is a village in Terjola Municipality, Imereti, in west-central Georgia. It is the location of the Sakazhia Cave Natural Monument. Godogani is situated 4½ km east of Iazoni Cave.
Rioni
Village
Photo: M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rioni is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Iazoni Cave.
Iazoni Cave
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.26737° or 42° 16′ 3″ northLongitude
42.72994° or 42° 43′ 48″ eastElevation
135 metres (443 feet)Open location code
8HJ47P8H+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11003445556OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q16370293
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Iazoni Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف نصب جازون الطبيعي”
- Georgian: “იაზონის მღვიმე”
- Persian: “غار ایازونی”
- Russian: “Пещера Иазони”
- Spanish: “Monumento natural Cueva Iazoni”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iazoni Cave”. Photo: Morray, CC BY 3.0.