Chiatura
E94634
Chiatura is a Georgian mining town in the Imereti region, historically known for its extensive manganese deposits and Soviet-era cable car system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
mining town ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Imereti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Georgia Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kvirila River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |