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The Best Attractions In Stepantsminda

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Stepantsminda , is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of the Kazbegi Municipality.
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The Best Attractions In Stepantsminda

  • 1. Gergeti Trinity Church Stepantsminda
    Gergeti Trinity Church is a popular name for Holy Trinity Church near the village of Gergeti in Georgia. The church is situated on the right bank of the river Chkheri , at an elevation of 2170 meters , under Mount Kazbegi. The Gergeti Trinity Church was built in the 14th century, and is the only cross-cupola church in Khevi province. The separate belltower dates from the same period as the church itself. Its isolated location on top of a steep mountain surrounded by the vastness of nature has made it a symbol for Georgia. The 18th century Georgian author Vakhushti Batonishvili wrote that in times of danger, precious relics from Mtskheta, including Saint Nino's Cross were brought here for safekeeping. During the Soviet era, all religious services were prohibited, but the church remained a p...
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  • 2. Mt Kazbek Stepantsminda
    Mount Kazbek , is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District and Russia's Republic of North Ossetia–Alania.It is the third-highest peak in Georgia and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbek is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mqinvartsveri, translates to Glacier Peak or Freezing Cold Peak. The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as Molten Mount.
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  • 5. Stepantsminda History Museum Stepantsminda
    Stepantsminda , is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of the Kazbegi Municipality.
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  • 9. National Park of Tusheti Omalo
    The Tusheti National Park in East Georgia is one of the eight new Protected Areas approved by Parliament of Georgia on 22 April 2003. Global Environment Facility and the World Bank were part of this approval process under the Georgia – Protected Areas Development Project. Plants conserved in the park are pine groves and birch groves . The Tusheti Protected Areas includes Tusheti National Park, Tusheti Protected Landscape and Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve with total protected area about 113,660.2 ha.The key faunal species in the park are Anatolian leopard , bear, chamois, falcon, Golden Eagle, lammergeyer, lynx, mountain goat, wild goat, and wolf. The park was named one of the 12 best places you’ve never heard of by BudgetTravel in 2011 not only for its rich biodiversity but also for it...
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  • 11. The City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta Georgia
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