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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Imereti, Georgia · Asia
Tqibuli is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Zovreti, 19km from Katskhi Pillar.
Tqibuli is a town located in Imereti, Georgia. With a population of 7,957, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Tqibuli 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 Tqibuli to your route.
Tkibuli or Tqibuli (Georgian: ტყიბული [ˈt'χ'ibuli]) is a town in west-central Georgia of 8,130 residents (January 2024). located in the Imereti region at the foot of the Racha Range and the Nakerala limestone cliff, which marks the boundary of the historic region Racha. Tkibuli gained city status in 1939, and hasRead more
been a coal mining center since mining started in 1846. The city is also known for the tea that is grown in the region and sold throughout the country. It is located between two man-made reservoirs used for hydropower generation with an elevation difference of more than 600 metres (2,000 ft).
At the height of mining in the Soviet-era Tkibuli had more than 20,000 residents, but the economic disarray of the 1990s caused an exodus from the city and the mines practically halted production. Since production has resumed in 2008 by a Georgian company, the mines are a mainstay of local economy providing 2,000 people and their families the only source of income. However, the mines have become notorious for fatal accidents due to outdated equipment and inappropriate safety standards. After a series of fatal accidents, claiming 16 lives in total in 2018, mining was put on hold in late 2018 but resumed again in 2019.
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Tqibuli is located in Imereti, Georgia, Asia. The coordinates are 42.3478 latitude, 42.9977 longitude.
Tqibuli has a population of approximately 7,957 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.
19 km · about 20 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
33 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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