Shenako
Shenako (Georgian: შენაქო, also spelled Shenak'o or Shenaqo) is a highland village in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti.
Shenako შენაქო | |
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  Shenako შენაქო Location of Shenako in Georgia  Shenako შენაქო Shenako შენაქო (Kakheti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′9″N 45°39′22″E | |
| Country |  |
| Mkhare | Kakheti |
| Elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 4[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Shenako located on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, in the historical-geographical area of Tusheti, some 100 km northeast of the municipal center of Akhmeta, close to the border with Dagestan, Russia.
Shenako is one of the few still populated villages in highland Tusheti, but is only accessible by land through a 4WD. The village is overlooked by Mount Diklo and contains a series of buildings of Georgian folk architecture and the old church of the Holy Trinity.[2]
See also
References
- "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- Tusheti: Historical overview Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Tusheti National Park. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
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