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]
^"Population Census 2014: Number of Population by Administrative-Territorial Units and sex". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^"Upper Svaneti". UNESCO World Heritage List. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
Chazhashi (Georgian: ჩაჟაში) is a village in the Mestia Municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. It is located in the southern foothills of the...
fallen into disrepair, the isolation of Ushguli has preserved the towers. Chazhashi, one of the villages within the community, contains over 200 of these...
region have fallen into disrepair or have disappeared entirely, however, Chazhashi in the Ushguli community has been preserved as a Museum-Reserve, containing...
Upper Svaneti UNESCO World Heritage Site Chazhashi in 2016 Location Chazhashi Criteria Cultural: iv, v Reference 709 Inscription 1996 (20th Session) Area...
the 20th century. Numerous examples of Svan tower houses are found in Chazhashi and Ushguli. See Vainakh tower architecture for details. The Yemeni city...
More than 200 towers and houses have been preserved in the village of Chazhashi. Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Guria, Adjara...