city of Chiatura

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The city of Chiatura is a historic manganese mining town in western Georgia, known for its dramatic river gorge setting and Soviet-era cable car system.

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city of Chiatura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate humid subtropical climate
country Georgia
countryCapital none
elevation approximately 340 metres
foundedAsMiningCenter early 20th century
governedBy Chiatura Municipal Assembly
hasEconomicSector metallurgy-related services
trade
transport services
hasFeature industrial plants
multiple cable car lines
steep valley slopes
hasHeritage Soviet industrial architecture
historic mining infrastructure
hasIndustry mining industry
hasInfrastructure ore processing facilities
rail loading facilities
urban cableway stations
hasResource manganese ore
hasTopography deep gorge
terraced hillsides
historicalRegion Imereti
knownFor Soviet-era cable car system
dramatic river gorge setting
manganese mining
language Georgian
locatedEastOf Kutaisi
locatedIn Chiatura Municipality
Imereti region
linked to: Imereti

western Georgia
locatedOnRiver Kvirila River
locatedWestOf Tbilisi
miningBegan late 19th century
partOf Imereti
South Caucasus
railConnectionTo Zestafoni
regionCapital Kutaisi
religionMajority Georgian Orthodox Christianity
timeZone Georgia Standard Time
transport cable cars
road network
usedToSupply manganese for Soviet industry
utcOffset +4
writingSystem Georgian script

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Kvirila flowsThrough city of Chiatura