Gveleti
Gveleti is a lake in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Gveleti is situated nearby to the village Tsdo, as well as near the hamlet Verkhniy Lars.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gveleti and Verkhniy Lars.
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.
Gveleti
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
42.7227° or 42° 43′ 22″ northLongitude
44.6231° or 44° 37′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8HJ6PJFF+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 279483458OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Gveleti” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “გველეთის ტბა”
- Russian: “Гвелети”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tsdo and Gergeti.
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