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Chazhashi
ჩაჟაში
Village
Chazhashi in 2016
Chazhashi in 2016
Chazhashi is located in Georgia
Chazhashi
Chazhashi
Location of Chazhashi
Coordinates: 42°54′54″N 43°0′31″E / 42.91500°N 43.00861°E / 42.91500; 43.00861
CountryChazhashi Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
MunicipalityMestia
Elevation
2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total28
Time zoneUTC+4
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameUpper Svaneti
CriteriaCultural: (iv)(v)
Reference709
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Area1.06 ha (2.6 acres)
Buffer zone19.16 ha (47.3 acres)

Chazhashi (Georgian: ჩაჟაში) is a village in the Mestia Municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. It is located in the southern foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in the upper Enguri River valley, at the elevation of 2,160 m above sea level. The village is part of the historical region of Svaneti and center of the Ushguli community. Its medieval fortified structures are inscribed on the registry of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Upper Svaneti entity.[2]

  1. ^ "Population Census 2014: Number of Population by Administrative-Territorial Units and sex". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Upper Svaneti". UNESCO World Heritage List. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

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