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Day 20 Udabno, Georgia. The Svaneti Connection and Azerbaijan Boundaries.

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September 26th 2023
Day 20 Udabno, Georgia. The Svaneti Connection. We’ve driven in a hire car 86km to Udabno because we wished to see the Davit Gareja Cave Monastery and experience another another part of Georgia’s varied terrain. It turns out that there is a connection between this south eastern part of Georgia (on the cusp of Azerbaijan, more later) and the mountains of Svaneti in the north, the reason ... read more

Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia » Rustavi

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The region of present-day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries AD and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Tu... ... read more