Chokhatauri
Chokhatauri
ჩოხატაური | |
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Chokhatauri Location of Chokhatauri in Georgia | |
Coordinates: 42°1′8″N 42°14′22″E / 42.01889°N 42.23944°ECoordinates: 42°1′8″N 42°14′22″E / 42.01889°N 42.23944°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Region | Guria |
Municipality | Chokhatauri |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,815 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Chokhatauri (Georgian: ჩოხატაური) is a town in Georgia’s Guria region, 310 km west to the nation's capital of Tbilisi. It is an administrative center of Chokhatauri Municipality, which comprises the town itself and its adjoining 60 villages. The area of the district is 824 km2; population – 1815 (2014).
Several historical monuments are scattered across the district, e.g. an early medieval fortress of Bukistsikhe, and a monastic complex of .
Near the town is a health resort based on the natural mineral water Nabeglavi, which is similar to Borjomi in its chemical composition. Bakhmaro is another nearby mountain resort that is famous for its unique wooden cottages on stilts in the mist of the mountains. Nabeglavi mineral water and Bakhmaro spring water are bottled by Healthy Water Ltd. in Chokhatauri.
Gallery[]
View of Chokhatauri
Cinema in Chokhatauri
Boris Paichadze Stadium
Church of Chokhatauri
References[]
- "Ch'okhatauri, Georgia Page". Falling Rain Genomics.
External links[]
- Media related to Chokhatauri at Wikimedia Commons
- Chokhatauri travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Cities and towns in Guria
- Georgia (country) geography stubs