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Borjomi Gorge

Coordinates: 41°50′53″N 43°24′36″E / 41.84806°N 43.41000°E / 41.84806; 43.41000
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Borjomi Gorge
Borjomi Gorge is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Borjomi Gorge
Borjomi Gorge
Borjomi Gorge is located in Georgia
Borjomi Gorge
Borjomi Gorge
Naming
Native nameბორჯომის ხეობა (Georgian)
Geography
Country Georgia Georgia
State/ProvinceSamtskhe-Javakheti
Population centerLikani and Borjomi
Coordinates41°50′53″N 43°24′36″E / 41.84806°N 43.41000°E / 41.84806; 43.41000
RiverKura River

Borjomi Gorge (Georgian: ბორჯომის ხეობა) is a picturesque canyon of the Kura River in central Georgia. The gorge was formed as a result of the Kura River cutting its path through the Lesser Caucasus Mountains where the Trialeti and Meskheti Ranges meet. A significant portion of the Borjomi Gorge is covered by mixed and coniferous forests made up of oak, maple, beech, spruce, fir, and pine. A large portion of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park lies within the gorge, as well as the towns of Likani and Borjomi itself.[1] The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline cuts through a portion of the gorge.[2]

Map showing the Kura River flowing from Akhaltsikhe through Gori and Tbilisi

History

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Older books call it the Borzhom or Borjom Defile. Around the time of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–29) it was militarily important since it was the natural route southwest through the mountains from Russian-controlled Georgia to the Turkish Pashalik of Akhaltsikhe. It was guarded by a fort or castle called Atskhur.

References

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  1. ^ About Sights – Borjomi Aerial Tramway Georgia About
  2. ^ "Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens". BBC News. 2005-05-25. Retrieved 2007-12-30.