Ushguli village

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Ushguli village is a remote highland community in Georgia’s Svaneti region, renowned as one of the highest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe and noted for its medieval stone towers and dramatic Caucasus mountain scenery.

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Ushguli village canonical 2
Ushguli villages 1
community of Ushguli 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
rural community
village
access mountain road from Mestia
characteristic one of the highest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe
climate cold mountain climate
continent Europe
country Georgia
distanceFrom approximately 45 km east of Mestia
elevation approximately 2100 meters above sea level
approximately 2200 meters above sea level
ethnicGroup Svan people
hasStructureType Svan tower houses
medieval churches
stone defensive towers
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
knownFor dramatic Caucasus mountain scenery
medieval stone towers
traditional Svan defensive towers
well-preserved medieval architecture
languageUsed Georgian
Svan
locatedIn Svaneti
Upper Svaneti
linked to: Svaneti
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mestia Municipality
linked to: Mestia
locatedInMountainRange Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
locatedOnRiver Enguri River
partOf Upper Svaneti UNESCO World Heritage Site
populationCharacteristic small population
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
seasonalCharacteristic often isolated in winter by snow
timeZone Georgia Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism destination
mountain tourism destination
traditionalRegion Svaneti
utcOffset +4

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Shkhara photoAppearsFrom Ushguli village
Chvibiani partOf community of Ushguli
linked to: Ushguli village
Shchara visibleFrom Ushguli village
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Georgia containsSite Ushguli villages
linked to: Ushguli village