town of Mestia
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The town of Mestia is a historic highland settlement in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains, known as a cultural and trekking hub of the Svaneti region with its distinctive medieval stone towers.
Aliases (1)
- Mestia ×48
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
municipality center
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settlement → town → |
| administrativeCenterOf |
Mestia Municipality
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| climate |
humid continental climate
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| connectedBy |
road to Zugdidi
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| country |
Georgia
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| elevation |
approximately 1500 meters above sea level
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| ethnographicSignificance |
center of Svan traditional culture
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| hasActivity |
cultural tourism
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multi-day trekking routes → ski tourism → |
| hasAirport |
Queen Tamar Airport
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| hasFeature |
glaciated peaks nearby
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narrow valley setting → |
| hasLandmark |
Mikheil Khergiani House-Museum
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Svan towers → Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography → |
| hasMuseum |
Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography
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| hasRelief |
mountainous
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| hasReligiousBuildingType |
medieval churches
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| hasStructureType |
Svan defensive tower
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| heritageStatus |
part of UNESCO World Heritage site Upper Svaneti
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| historicalRegion |
Svaneti
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| inhabitedBy |
Svans
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| knownFor |
Svan culture
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alpine scenery → medieval stone towers → mountain tourism → trekking → |
| language |
Georgian
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Svan → |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus Mountains
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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti NERFINISHED → Svaneti NERFINISHED → Upper Svaneti NERFINISHED → |
| near |
Ushguli
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| partOf |
Mestia Municipality
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| population |
approximately 2000–3000 inhabitants
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| region |
Svaneti
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| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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| timeZone |
Georgia Standard Time
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| tourismType |
hiking
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mountaineering → skiing → |
| traditionalArchitecture |
stone houses with towers
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| UNESCOSite |
Upper Svaneti
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| UTCOffset |
+4
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