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Asia / Georgia / Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti / Khvamli
Record SL-858599 · Wikidata Q6403309

Khvamli

Khomli
No list classifications
Elevation
2,002 m
6,568 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
42.5008° N, 42.7133° E
Grid ref
Khvamli
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Description

Wikipedia

Khvamli (Georgian: ხვამლი) or Khomli (ხომლი) is a limestone massif in western Georgia, located on the territories of Tsageri and Tsqaltubo municipalities and forming the watershed division between the Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali river valleys. It stands at 2,002 metres (6,568 ft) and forms a double cuesta, consisting of Cretaceous limestone units and covered by mixed forests. It presents to the south a bluff face of 300 metres (984 ft) height. Both cuestas have a northward-facing scarp perforated by numerous sinkholes and caves. Most important of the caves is called Tekenteri (თეკენთერი) and has only one entrance—through the hollow of a large beech tree. The caves of Khvamli feature in the 14th-century Georgian chronicle as the abode of treasures of the kings of Georgia. A local legend also makes Prometheus enchained to the bluffs of Khvamli, being perpetually tortured by a raven.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Jvari 1,698 m N 15° 3.9 km