Svaneti
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Svaneti is a remote mountainous region in northwestern Georgia, renowned for its medieval stone tower houses, unique Svan culture and language, and dramatic Caucasus landscapes.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Svaneti | 2 |
| Lower Svaneti | 1 |
| Upper Svaneti cultural landscape | 1 |
| სვანები | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic region
ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Mestia ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | stone tower houses from 9th–13th centuries ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Svan culture ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti ⓘ Russia ⓘ Samegrelo ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
town of Mestia
ⓘ
village of Ushguli ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 800–5000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement |
Svan polyphonic singing
ⓘ
Svan tower house architecture ⓘ Svan traditional dances ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage site of Upper Svaneti
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Svaneti is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| hasMountain |
Mount Ushba
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Shkhara
Mount Tetnuldi ⓘ Mount Ushba ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Enguri River
ⓘ
Tskhenistskali River ⓘ |
| hasSkiResort |
Hatsvali ski resort
ⓘ
Tetnuldi ski resort ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Svaneti
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Svaneti
Svaneti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Svaneti
|
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | medieval period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
UNESCO World Heritage site of Upper Svaneti
ⓘ
dramatic mountain landscapes ⓘ medieval stone tower houses ⓘ well‑preserved medieval villages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kartvelian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus ⓘ |
| modernEconomy | mountain tourism ⓘ |
| notableFeature | defensive tower houses used by extended families ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus region
Samegrelo ⓘ
surface form:
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region
|
| primaryLanguage | Svan language ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
mountaineering
ⓘ
skiing ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
pastoralism
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Svans ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Upper Svaneti cultural landscape
this entity surface form:
Upper Svaneti
subject surface form:
Western Georgia
this entity surface form:
Upper Svaneti
this entity surface form:
Lower Svaneti
this entity surface form:
სვანები