Khevsureti information

Khevsureti (Georgian: ხევსურეთი, a land of valleys) is a historical-ethnographic region in eastern Georgia. They are the branch of Kartvelian (Georgian)...

plucked instrument common in all regions of Eastern Georgia: such as Pshav-Khevsureti, Tusheti, Kakheti and Kartli. The panduri is generally used to accompany...

recognized as part of Moldova. The historically defined regions of Khevi, Khevsureti and Tusheti comprise Georgia's area north of the Greater Caucasus. Some...

Georgian cuisine (Georgian: ქართული სამზარეულო, romanized: kartuli samzareulo) consists of cooking traditions, techniques, and practices of Georgia. Georgian...

(Georgian: ხევსურები) are an ethnographic group of Georgians, mainly living in Khevsureti, on both sides of the Caucasus Mountain Chain in the watersheds of the...

Greater Caucasus mountains, in the historical Georgian province of Upper Khevsureti, which is now part of the modern-day region (mkhare) of Mtskheta-Mtianeti...

sacred places (jvari) and make sacrifices to the Anatori jvari near the Khevsureti village of Shatili, which is located at the Georgian-Chechen border. The...

ქართლელი kartleli Kartli Kartlian dialect Khevsurians ხევსური khevsuri Khevsureti Khevsurian dialect Lechkhumians ლეჩხუმელი lechkhumeli Lechkhumi Lechkhumian...

arm movements impersonate the battle with enemy. A warrior dance from Khevsureti in northeast Georgia. A girl enters, looking for her beloved. He appears...

has icons known as the Cuppola St. George and Lashari St. George. The Khevsureti region has Kakhmati, Gudani, and Sanebi icons dedicated to the Saint....

Mutso ravine, Georgia) was a Georgian poet, singer and composer of Pshav-Khevsureti region's songs. She was called a "Mountain nightingale" because of her...

dumplings which originated in the mountain regions of Pshavi, Mtiuleti, and Khevsureti. Varieties of khinkali spread from there across different parts of the...

Georgia. One of the former strongholds of the historic Georgian province of Khevsureti (now part of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region), it is located on a rocky mountain...

municipality of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, inside the historical region of Khevsureti. It is one of the most isolated regions of Georgia. Arkhoti Valley is...

country with some of its northern portions (such as Kazbegi Municipality, Khevsureti, and Tusheti) geographically located in Eastern Europe, north of the Greater...

portion of the Caucasus; however, the Municipality of Kazbegi, north Khevsureti and Tusheti are located north of the Greater Caucasus Watershed, which...

churches. The Upper Svaneti fortifications and the castle town of Shatili in Khevsureti are among the finest examples of medieval Georgian castles. Georgian medieval...

Georgian–Armenian War Sochi conflict Red Army invasion of Georgia Kakhet–Khevsureti Rebellion August Uprising Awards Gold Sword for Bravery (1916) Spouse(s)...

Shetekauri (Georgian: შეთეკაური) is a Georgian family from Khevsureti. Supposedly it was derived from a man's name Shete. The representatives of one of...

by the Georgian historic provinces Kakheti and to the south by Pshav-Khevsureti. The population of the area is mainly ethnic Georgians called Tush or...

Western Europe: Abraham (Garmeliya) Metropolitan of Tianeti and Pshav-Khevsureti: Tadeos (Ioramashvili) Metropolitan of Manglisi and Tsalka: Anania (Japaridze)...

official meeting and musical performance. The Khevsur chokha was worn in the Khevsureti province of Georgia in the Greater Caucasus mountains. The Khevsur chokha...

მთიულურ-გუდამაყრული) in Mtiuleti and Gudamaqari Khevsurian (Khevsuruli, ხევსურული) in Khevsureti Pshavian (Phšauri, ფშაური) in Pshavi Tushetian (Tušuri, თუშური) in Tusheti...