natural wonder
Katskhi Pillar
A 40 m limestone monolith crowned by a tiny medieval monastery, rising surreally from the Imereti hills near Chiatura: one of Georgia's strangest roadside wonders.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Imereti, Georgia · Asia
Terjola is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Zovreti, 23km from Katskhi Pillar.
Terjola is a town located in Imereti, Georgia. With a population of 4,888, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Terjola 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 Terjola to your route.
Terjola (Georgian: თერჯოლა [t̪ʰe̞ɾd͡ʒo̞ɫä]) is a town in Imereti, Georgia, serving as an administrative center of the homonymous district.
Terjola is situated in the Imereti Lowlands in western Georgia, on the right bank of the Chkhara river. It lies on the Tbilisi-Zestaponi highway, 190 km northwest of Tbilisi and 14Read more
km northwest of Zestaponi. Its population is 4,644.
Terjola is first mentioned in the 17th-century sources. It acquired the status of a town in 1983.
There are a series of historical and cultural landmarks in the environs of Terjola such as the Skande fortress, the ruins of the Gogni fort and church, and the Chkhalti church complex with its numerous antiquities now displayed in the museums of Georgia.
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Terjola is located in Imereti, Georgia, Asia. The coordinates are 42.1806 latitude, 42.9776 longitude.
Terjola has a population of approximately 4,888 people, making it a town in Georgia.
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natural wonder
A 40 m limestone monolith crowned by a tiny medieval monastery, rising surreally from the Imereti hills near Chiatura: one of Georgia's strangest roadside wonders.
23 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
A Soviet manganese-mining town where aerial cableways strung above the Qvirila gorge in 1954 carried workers up the cliffs. The rusting originals were retired in 2021 and replaced by modern gondolas on the same lines.
28 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
A Soviet spa town of grand radon-bath sanatoriums built between the 1950s and 70s, now mostly derelict with trees growing through colonnaded halls. Stalin's private bathhouse survives among them.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Georgia's showpiece cave, 11km long with six of 22 halls open on a 1,800m lit walkway past stalactite curtains and an underground river you can leave by boat.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A 2.4km limestone gorge on the Abasha River where deep green water runs between walls only 5-10m apart, crossed by walkways and paddled by short inflatable-boat trips. Dinosaur-era fossil bones were found in the rock here.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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A fortress in Akhaltsikhe founded in the 9th century and rebuilt wholesale in 2011-12, where a mosque, minaret, Orthodox church and synagogue stand within one set of walls. Controversially over-restored, and undeniably striking.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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