Chiatura

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Chiatura is a Georgian mining town in the Imereti region, historically known for its extensive manganese deposits and Soviet-era cable car system.

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Chiatura canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
mining town
administrativeRegion Imereti
cableCarSystemBuiltIn Soviet era
cableCarSystemPurpose connecting mines and town
transporting miners
climateType humid subtropical climate
continent Asia
Europe
country Georgia
developedAs mining center
economicSector metallurgy-related industry
mining industry
elevationAboveSeaLevel 340–500 metres
geologicalFeature manganese-bearing formations
hasFeature hillside settlements
industrial facilities
steep river valley
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
hasTransportInfrastructure cable car network
railway connection
road connection
heritageAspect Soviet engineering heritage
industrial heritage
historicalRegion Imereti
importance major manganese producer in the 20th century
industrialActivity ore mining
ore processing
knownFor Soviet-era cable car system
aerial tramways
manganese deposits
manganese mining
languageSpoken Georgian language
surface form: Georgian
locatedIn Imereti
western Georgia
locatedInTimeZone Georgia Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Tskhenistskali River
surface form: Kvirila River
majorResource manganese ore
manganeseDepositsSignificantSince late 19th century
miningBegan late 19th century
nearbySettlementType mining villages
partOf Chiatura Municipality
politicalEntity Georgia
regionCapitalOf Chiatura Municipality
transportType aerial tramway
bus services
utcOffset +4
writingSystemUsedLocally Georgian script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imereti hasCity Chiatura
Imereti region of Georgia containsCity Chiatura
subject surface form: Imereti