Abano, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Abano is a village
in north-eastern Georgia
. It is located on the left bank of the Tergi in the Kazbegi Municipality
, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
region
, 28 km from Stepantsminda
town. The name literally translates as "a bath", a reference to the nearby hot spring
s. The 17th-century combat towers survive in the village.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in north-eastern Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It is located on the left bank of the Tergi in the Kazbegi Municipality
Kazbegi Municipality
Qazbegi is a district of Georgia, in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti.Population: 5,261 Area: 1,082 km²- External links :* , Statoids.com...
, Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.- External links :...
region
Mkhare
Mkhare is a subdivision in the country of Georgia. It is usually translated as region.The country is divided, according to the Presidential decrees from 1994 to 1996, into regions on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved...
, 28 km from Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda , is a small town in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province...
town. The name literally translates as "a bath", a reference to the nearby hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
s. The 17th-century combat towers survive in the village.