Pankisis xeoba (Georgia)
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Name (Hebrew)
פנקיסי (גאורגיה)
Name (Latin)
Pankisis xeoba (Georgia)
Other forms of name
Pankisi Gorge (Georgia)
Pankisskoe ushchelʹe (Georgia)
Pankisis kheoba (Georgia)
Pankisi Valley (Georgia)
Coordinates
45.26666667 45.26666667 42.11666667 42.11666667 (gooearth )
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Sources of Information
- Margošvili, Leila, Pankisis xeoba:t.p. (Pankisis xeoba; located at the upper reaches of the Alazani R.) p. 221, etc. (Pankisskoe ushchelʹe; Pankisi Gorge)
- Geonames WWW site, March 5, 2004:(Pankisi kheoba; Pankisi Valley)
Wikipedia description:
Pankisi (Georgian: პანკისი) or the Pankisi Gorge (Georgian: პანკისის ხეობა, Pankisis Kheoba) is a valley region in Georgia, in the upper reaches of River Alazani just south of Georgia’s historic region of Tusheti between Mt Borbalo and the ruined 17th-century fortress of Bakhtrioni. Administratively, it is included in the Akhmeta municipality of the Kakheti region. An ethnic group called Kists of Chechen roots form the majority (75%) in the area.
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