Upper Svaneti World Heritage Site

Official name

Upper Svaneti | UNESCO

Country

Georgia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Village of Chajashi, Mestia district, Region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svateni
42.9140° Lat, 43.9000° Lon | Map

Code

709

Time Zone

Asia/Tbilisi (+04, +0400)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. Preserved by its long isolation, the Upper Svaneti region of the Caucasus is an exceptional example of mountain scenery with medieval-type villages and tower-houses. The village of Chazhashi still has more than 200 of these very unusual houses, which were used both as dwellings and as defence posts against the invaders who plagued the region.