Showing posts with the label Georgia

The Shortest Rivers in The World

Apr 21, 2020

Most people imagine rivers to be long meandering waterways flowing down faraway mountains, through the valleys and the plains until it reach...

The Radiological Incident in Lia, Georgia

Jan 10, 2020

On a cold December day in 2001, three men took their truck and drove 50 kilometers east from their village Lia in order to collect firewood....

The Fortified Villages of Khevsureti

Dec 28, 2017

Tucked away in the Caucasus Mountains in the north of Georgia, is the historic province of Khevsureti. Its men were once renowned in martial...

The Stone Towers Of Svaneti, Georgia

Nov 22, 2014

The ancient province of Svaneti in Georgia, is located on the southern slopes of the Caucasus mountain range, on the north-western part of t...

Radisson Blu Iveria: A Luxury Hotel That Became a Refugee Camp

Jul 16, 2014

The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is located at the center of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi. Built in 1967, it was Georgia’s finest hotel and a...

Gergeti Trinity Church in Georgia

Oct 20, 2013

Near the village of Gergeti, outside the town of Stephantsminda, in Georgia, lies the isolated Gergeti Trinity Church. Also called the Holy ...

The Katskhi Pillar, Georgia

May 7, 2013

The Katskhi pillar is an imposing limestone monolith, 40 meters tall, located in the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region of Imeret...

Old Airplane Turned Into a Kindergarten

Jan 8, 2013

In the Georgian city of Rustavi, an old but fully functional Yakovlev Yak-42 aeroplane has been transformed into a kindergarten classroom. H...