ancient ruins
Vardzia Cave Monastery
A spectacular 12th-century cave monastery complex carved into a cliff face with over 6,000 rooms spread across 13 stories above the Mtkvari River.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia · Asia
Satkhe sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ninotsminda, 33km from Vardzia Cave Monastery.
Satkhe is a town located in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. With a population of 1,516, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Satkhe sits in Georgia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Tbilisi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Satkhe to your route.
Ninotsminda (Georgian: ნინოწმინდის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Ninots’mindis munitsip’alit’et’i) is a municipality in southern Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with an area of 1,354 km2 (523 sq mi) and a population of 18,944 (2021). Its main town and administrative center is Ninotsminda, which was granted the statusRead more
of a city in 1983. Until 1917, the territory of the district was included in Akhalkalaki Mazra of Tbilisi (Georgia) and between 1917 and 1930 in Akhalkalaki Mazra. It has been a separate district since 1930, under the name Bogdanovka. In 1991 it received the name Ninotsminda. 95% of the inhabitants in Ninotsminda are of Armenian descent, the highest amount in a Georgian municipality.
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Satkhe is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Asia. The coordinates are 41.2871 latitude, 43.6566 longitude.
Satkhe has a population of approximately 1,516 people, making it a town in Georgia.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
A spectacular 12th-century cave monastery complex carved into a cliff face with over 6,000 rooms spread across 13 stories above the Mtkvari River.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
A 123 sq km lake at 1,959m near the Georgian and Armenian borders that freezes solid each winter, when locals run horse-drawn sledges across the ice and pull fish through drilled holes. Bleak and treeless the rest of the year.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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