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Destination Regions

Pshav – Khevsureti is one of the most beautiful mountain regions in the Great Caucasus. The region has a very diverse ecosystem – subalpine forests, velvety meadows, rocky mountains and river gorges. Besides the nature beauties it offers to the visitor also medieval shrines and towers and fortresses like Simagreula and Kelkvitla in Gometsari, shrines of pre-Christian deities Kopala, Iakhsari and Pirkushi, abandoned villages like Eliagza in Pshavi, Ache in Khevsureti or Atnokhi in Gudamakar. fortresses like Simagreula and Kelkvitla in Gometsari, shrines of pre-Christian deities Kopala, Iakhsari and Pirkushi, abandoned villages like Eliagza in Pshavi, Ache in Khevsureti or Atnokhi in Gudamakari.

Destination Regions
Pshavi

Pshavi

Bude Pshavi (Core, literally „Nest“ Pshavi) used to be a small historical region lying near the springs of Pshavi Aragvi River. It comprised the villages of what is nowadays Shuapkho Community on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Ridge in Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region. During 19th century, the Pshavs settled also the territories lower on the Pshavi Aragvi (near Chargali and Magharoskari) as well as the upper reaches of the Iori River in the neighbouring Tianeti Municipality to the south-east.
Piraketa Khevsureti

Piraketa Khevsureti

Khevsureti of Aragvi River, Piraketa Khevsureti is the area south of the Greater Caucasus Ridge, which divides it from Pirikita Khevsureti (literally Behind-the-Ridge Khevsureti), located in the riverbeds of Arghuni and Asa Rivers where brave communities of Shatili, Ardoti and Arkhoti are settled. As a matter of fact, the core Khevsureti used to be southern, Piraketa part in the earlier Middle Ages. In Pirikiata Khevsureti we can find important settlements of Roshka, Likoki and Barisakho.
Gudamakari

Gudamakari

Gudamakari is a small historical geographic area in northeast Georgia on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Located along the river valley of Aragvi, it is bordered by Mtiuleti on the west, Khevi on the north, Khevsureti and Pshavi on the east, and Khando and Chartali communities on the south.
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