Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe is a locality in Shida Kartli, Georgia. Uplistsikhe is situated nearby to the village Kvakhvreli, as well as near Velebi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Uplistsikhe.
Uplistsikhe
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Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli. Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include K’vakhvreli and Shavshvebi.
Shavshvebi
Village
Photo: Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 2.0.
Shavshvebi is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Uplistsikhe.
Gori
Photo: Vladimer Shioshvili, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli. It is located at the confluence of two rivers, the Mtkvari and the Liakhvi.
Uplistsikhe
- Type: Locality
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Shida Kartli, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.96905° or 41° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
44.20383° or 44° 12′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8HH6X693+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 205078293OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Uplistsikhe” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “უფლისციხე”
- Russian: “Уплисцихе”
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