Шхара
Шхара is a mountain saddle in Georgia and has an elevation of 4,538 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shkhara and Shota Rustaveli Peak.
Shkhara
Peak
Photo: ilan molcho, CC BY 2.0.
Shkhara is a mountain peak and the highest point in the country of Georgia. It is located on the Georgia–Russia border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south.
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Peak
Photo: Grtek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shota Rustaveli is a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, straddling the border of Svaneti and Kabardino-Balkaria. The elevation of the mountain is 4,960 meters.
Шхара
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,538 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.9932° or 42° 59′ 35″ northLongitude
43.1158° or 43° 6′ 57″ eastElevation
4,538 metres (14,888 feet)Open location code
8HJ5X4V8+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 4415650031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
“Шхара” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Шхара”
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