Tusheti

E397072

Tusheti is a remote mountainous region in northeast Georgia known for its medieval villages, pastoral culture, and well-preserved traditions of the local highland communities.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
mountainous region
accessibility seasonal road access
borderedBy Chechnya
Dagestan
country Georgia
designatedAs protected landscape
hasAdministrativeCenter Omalo
hasEthnicGroup Tush people
hasPass Abano Pass
hasProtectedArea Tusheti National Park
Tusheti Protected Landscape
Tusheti Strict Nature Reserve
hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
hasSyncreticBeliefs pre-Christian pagan practices
hasTraditionalArchitecture defensive towers
dry-stone houses
hasTraditionalFestival Atengenoba
hasTraditionalProduct Tushetian cheese
Tushetian guda cheese
wool products
hasVillage Bochorna NERFINISHED
Chesho
Dartlo
Diklo
Dochu
Girevi
Jvarboseli
Kvavlo
Omalo
Parsma
Shenako
Verkhovani
heritageType cultural landscape
knownFor medieval villages
pastoral culture
remote mountain landscapes
stone defensive towers
traditional wooden balconies
well-preserved traditions
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus

northeast Georgia
partOf Kakheti region
linked to: Kakheti
popularFor ethno-tourism
horseback riding
trekking
recognizedBy UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
roadClosedReason heavy snow in winter
roadOpenPeriod late spring to early autumn
traditionalEconomy sheep herding
transhumant pastoralism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Bats people culturalRegion Tusheti
Akhmeta hasNearbyRegion Tusheti
Akhmeta gatewayTo Tusheti
Khevsureti connectedTo Tusheti
Georgian highlands hasPart Tusheti
Pankisi Gorge culturalRegion Khevsureti–Tusheti–Pankisi area
linked to: Tusheti
Batsbi region Tusheti
Batsbi traditionalSettlementArea Tusheti highlands
linked to: Tusheti
Tsova-Tush region Tusheti