Shatili

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Shatili is a historic highland village in northeastern Georgia, renowned for its medieval stone towers and fortress-like architecture nestled in the remote Khevsureti region of the Caucasus Mountains.

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Label Occurrences
Shatili canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified village ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
accessRoute mountain road from Tbilisi via Zhinvali and Barisakho ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site of Georgian highland heritage ⓘ
symbol of Khevsur warrior culture ⓘ
currentUse partly inhabited village ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
elevation approximately 1400 meters above sea level ⓘ
ethnographicRegion Khevsureti ⓘ
functionedAs border outpost ⓘ
community center for surrounding villages ⓘ
fortified stronghold ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle fortress-like architecture ⓘ
medieval stone towers ⓘ
hasBuildingMaterial local stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
hasFeature clustered tower-houses ⓘ
defensive towers ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
narrow passages ⓘ
terraced stone houses ⓘ
heritageStatus architectural monument of national significance of Georgia ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Caucasus

Dusheti Municipality ⓘ
Khevsureti ⓘ
Mtskheta-Mtianeti region ⓘ
linked to: Mtskheta-Mtianeti

northeastern Georgia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Arghuni River ⓘ
nearBorderWith Russia ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Mutso ⓘ
nearbyRegion Tusheti ⓘ
partOf traditional Georgian mountain defense system ⓘ
populationTrend significant depopulation in 20th century ⓘ
recognizedAs unique example of medieval Georgian mountain architecture ⓘ
roofType flat stone roofs ⓘ
seasonalAccessibility often inaccessible in winter due to snow ⓘ
strategicRole guarding northern passes of Georgia ⓘ
timePeriodOfMainConstruction 16th–18th centuries ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
trekking destination ⓘ
traditionalInhabitants Khevsurs ⓘ
linked to: Khevsureti
usedFor defense ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Khevsureti → contains → Shatili ⓘ
Mutso → hasNearbyAttraction → Shatili ⓘ