Khevsureti

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Khevsureti is a historic mountainous region in northeastern Georgia known for its medieval stone towers, remote villages, and preserved highland traditions.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
accessRoad road via Datvisjvari Pass from Zhinvali–Barisakho direction ⓘ
architectureStyle dry-stone defensive towers ⓘ
bestVisitSeason late spring to early autumn ⓘ
borders Chechnya ⓘ
Ingushetia ⓘ
climate high-mountain continental climate ⓘ
connectedTo Pshavi ⓘ
Tusheti ⓘ
contains Arkhoti Valley ⓘ
Barisakho ⓘ
Mutso ⓘ
Shatili ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
crossedBy Datvisjvari Pass ⓘ
linked to: Jvari Pass
ethnicGroup Georgians ⓘ
hasCulturalElement sacred places called khati ⓘ
shrine-based cults ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice blood-feud traditions historically ⓘ
elaborate oath-taking rituals ⓘ
hasFestival local shrine festivals (atengenoba-type feasts) ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus recognized for its intangible cultural heritage in Georgia ⓘ
hasHighestPointApprox about 4000 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasSettlementType seasonal highland villages ⓘ
hasSubregion Piraketa Khevsureti ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti

Pirikita Khevsureti ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
historicalRole borderland defense area of medieval Georgia ⓘ
knownFor folk costumes ⓘ
fortified villages ⓘ
medieval stone towers ⓘ
mountain hiking routes ⓘ
pagan-Christian syncretic rituals ⓘ
polyphonic singing ⓘ
preserved highland traditions ⓘ
remote mountain settlements ⓘ
tower-house architecture ⓘ
traditional warrior culture ⓘ
language Georgian ⓘ
linked to: Georgian language
locatedIn Greater Caucasus ⓘ
northeastern Georgia ⓘ
partOf Mtskheta-Mtianeti region ⓘ
linked to: Mtskheta-Mtianeti

historical Georgian highlands ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
trekking tourism ⓘ
traditionalEconomy pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalReligion Georgian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti → hasSubregion → Khevsureti ⓘ
Kakheti → contains → Tusheti ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Kakhetians → neighboringGroups → Khevsurians ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Georgian polyphony → hasRegionalStyle → Khevsureti polyphony ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Aragvi River → hasTributary → Khevsureti Aragvi ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Mtiuleti → borders → Khevsureti ⓘ
Khevsureti → hasSubregion → Piraketa Khevsureti ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Khevsureti → hasSubregion → Pirikita Khevsureti ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Mount Tebulosmta → locatedIn → Khevsureti ⓘ
Pshavi → borderedBy → Khevsureti ⓘ
Pshavi → hasNeighboringRegion → Khevsureti ⓘ
Mindia → associatedWith → KhevsuretiRegion ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Georgian highlands → hasPart → Khevsureti ⓘ
Tsova-Tush → culturallyAssociatedWith → Khevsurs ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Dusheti Municipality → contains → Khevsureti historical region ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Arkhoti Valley → locatedIn → Khevsureti ⓘ
Arkhoti Valley → hasCulturalRegion → Khevsureti ⓘ
Arkhoti Valley → hasEthnographicSignificance → Khevsur culture ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Mutso → locatedIn → Khevsureti ⓘ
Barisakho → locatedIn → Khevsureti ⓘ
Shatili → locatedIn → Khevsureti ⓘ
Shatili → traditionalInhabitants → Khevsurs ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Shatili → ethnographicRegion → Khevsureti ⓘ
Georgian highlanders → region → Khevsureti ⓘ
Georgian highlanders → ethnicSubdivision → Khevsurs ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
Georgian highlanders → dialect → Khevsurian dialect ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti