Chokhatauri
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Chokhatauri is a town in Georgia
’s Guria
region, 310 km west to the nation’s capital of Tbilisi
. It is an administrative center of Chokhatauri raioni (district), which comprises the town itself and its adjoining 60 villages. The area of the district is 824 km2; population – 24,090 (2002).
Several historical monuments are scattered across the district, e.g. an early medieval fortress of Bukistsikhe, and a monastic complex of Udabno.
Near the town is a health resort based on the natural mineral water Nabeglavi
, which is similar to Borjomi
in its chemical composition. Bakhmaro is another nearby mountain resort that is famous for its unique wooden cottages on stilts in the mist of the mountains. Nabeglavi mineral water and Bakhmaro spring water are bottled by Healthy Water Ltd. in Chokhatauri.
Bukistsikhe, Chaisubani, Chokhatauri,Dablatsikhe, Didivani, Erketi, Ganakhleba, Gogolesubani, Goraberezhouli, Guturi,
Khevi, Khidistavi, Kokhnari, Kvenobani,Nabeghlavi,Partskhma, Sachamiaseri, Shuaganakhleba, Shuasurebi, Vazimleti, Zemosurebi, Zoti, Zemokheti,
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...
’s Guria
Guria
Guria is a region in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital.-Geography:...
region, 310 km west to the nation’s capital of Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
. It is an administrative center of Chokhatauri raioni (district), which comprises the town itself and its adjoining 60 villages. The area of the district is 824 km2; population – 24,090 (2002).
Several historical monuments are scattered across the district, e.g. an early medieval fortress of Bukistsikhe, and a monastic complex of Udabno.
Near the town is a health resort based on the natural mineral water Nabeglavi
Nabeglavi
Nabeghlavi is a mineral water from Georgia.It comes from the Chokhatauri region, and its chemical composition is similar to the better known Georgian Borjomi water....
, which is similar to Borjomi
Borjomi
Borjomi is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population estimated at 14,445. It is one of the districts of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region and is situated in the northwestern part of the region in the picturesque Borjomi Gorge on the eastern edge of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park...
in its chemical composition. Bakhmaro is another nearby mountain resort that is famous for its unique wooden cottages on stilts in the mist of the mountains. Nabeglavi mineral water and Bakhmaro spring water are bottled by Healthy Water Ltd. in Chokhatauri.
Villages in the district
Villages in the Chokhatauri district include:Bukistsikhe, Chaisubani, Chokhatauri,Dablatsikhe, Didivani, Erketi, Ganakhleba, Gogolesubani, Goraberezhouli, Guturi,
Khevi, Khidistavi, Kokhnari, Kvenobani,Nabeghlavi,Partskhma, Sachamiaseri, Shuaganakhleba, Shuasurebi, Vazimleti, Zemosurebi, Zoti, Zemokheti,