city of Chiatura
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The city of Chiatura is a historic manganese mining town in western Georgia, known for its dramatic river gorge setting and Soviet-era cable car system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chiatura | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| countryCapital | none ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 340 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAsMiningCenter | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chiatura Municipal Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
metallurgy-related services
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
industrial plants
ⓘ
multiple cable car lines ⓘ steep valley slopes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Soviet industrial architecture
ⓘ
historic mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | mining industry ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ore processing facilities
ⓘ
rail loading facilities ⓘ urban cableway stations ⓘ |
| hasResource | manganese ore ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
deep gorge
ⓘ
terraced hillsides ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Imereti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Soviet-era cable car system
ⓘ
dramatic river gorge setting ⓘ manganese mining ⓘ |
| language | Georgian ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Kutaisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiatura Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imereti region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kvirila River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningBegan | late 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imereti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railConnectionTo | Zestafoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Kutaisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Georgian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Georgia Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
cable cars
ⓘ
road network ⓘ |
| usedToSupply | manganese for Soviet industry ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Georgian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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