Gveleti Big Waterfall
Gveleti Big Waterfall is a waterfall in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Gveleti Big Waterfall is situated nearby to Gveleti Small Waterfall, as well as near the village Tsdo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Darial Gorge and Dariali HPP.
Darial Gorge
Gorge
The Darial Gorge is a river gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, south of present-day Vladikavkaz. The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is approximately 13 kilometres long. Darial Gorge is situated 4 km northeast of Gveleti Big Waterfall.
Dariali HPP
Industrial building
Photo: Karel61, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dariali Hydropower Plant, referred to as Dariali HPP, is a 108 MW run-of-the-river hydropower plant built in 2017 in Georgia. It is located on the Tergi River in Kazbegi Municipality, at less than 1 km from the Russian-Georgian border, 160 km far from Tbilisi. Dariali HPP is situated 3½ km northeast of Gveleti Big Waterfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gveleti and Tsdo.
Gveleti
Hamlet
Photo: პაატა შ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gveleti is a village in the Kazbegi Municipality of Georgia. It is located in the Darial Gorge, on the right bank of the Devdaraki, 4 km from the border with Russia. Gelatĕ was founded by the Ingush clan Gelatkhoy.
Kazbegi
Photo: MaxBenidze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stepantsminda is a town in the north of Georgia, 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 Big Waterfall
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.70499° or 42° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
44.61418° or 44° 36′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8HJ6PJ37+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2293062344OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Gveleti Big Waterfall” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “გველეთის დიდი ჩანჩქერი”
- Russian: “Большой водопад Гвелети”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gveleti Small Waterfall and Gveleti.
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