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Albanian Temple Outside Sheki, Azerbaijan
Just five kilometres from Sheki, travel to the picturesque village of Kish to explore Albanian temple, one of our greatest monuments of Caucasian Albania – an ancient state that existed here from about 3BC to 8AD. The core of this beautiful church is thought to date to 1 CE, yet archaeologists have discovered evidence that a cultic site existed here as early as 3,000 BCE! The church now ...
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Interesting Facts about Kazbegi, Georgia
Interesting Facts about Kazbegi, GeorgiaStepantsminda Historic MuseumThe Museum is located in the memorial house of the Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi (1848-1890). Together with the library and personal belongings of the writer, the museum houses ethnographic artifacts typical of the Khevi region, archaeological exhibits, religious relics, books, and various works from local artists.Gergeti ...
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Interesting Facts about Kutaisi, Georgia
Interesting Facts about Kutaisi, GeorgiaBagrati CathedralThe construction of Bagrati Cathedral, named after Bagrat III - the first king of a united Georgia, started at the end of the 10th century and was completed in the early years of the 11th century. The Cathedral holds special importance in the history of Georgia as an architectural and cultural monument.Gelati MonasteryThe cathedral is ...
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Interesting Facts about Tbilisi, Georgia
Interesting Facts about Tbilisi, GeorgiaOld TbilisiThe main sights of the city are clustered in the Old Tbilisi district. This area is well-known for its sulfur bathhouses fed by natural hot springs. Nearby on Shardeni Street, you will find plenty of modern, popular restaurants, open-air café-bars, trendy night clubs, and art galleries.NarikalaNarikala Fortress can be seen from any point within ...
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Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan
Home to the world's greatest concentration of mud volcanoes, the landscape around Baku might be described as messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive. The country is thought to have nearly 400 mud volcanoes and while they never grow to the size of a normal volcano, topping out at around 10 kilometres in diameter and 700 meters in height (among the largest mud volcanoes in the world are Boyuk ...
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