Khevi
Sign in to saveKhevi ( ) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. It is included in the modern-day Kazbegi district in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (mkhare) of Georgia. Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains, it comprises three gorges of the rivers Truso, Tergi (Terek) and Snostsq’ali.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khevi
- Settlement.native_name
- ხევი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical Region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sioni, Khevi, Georgia.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250
- Settlement.image_map
- Historical Khevi in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map highlighting the historical region of Khevi in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Settlement.seat
- Stepantsminda
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1,081
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.parts_type
- Districts
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
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Khevi ( ) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. It is included in the modern-day Kazbegi district in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (mkhare) of Georgia. Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains, it comprises three gorges of the rivers Truso, Tergi (Terek) and Snostsq’ali.
The landscape of Khevi is dominated by alpine meadows dotted with rhododendron, mountain passes and waterfalls, and the Mount Kazbek (locally known as Mkinvartsveri, i.e. “ice-capped”), a dormant 5047-meter high volcano. The area is a popular tourist destination. It is a part of the projected Khevi-Aragvi Biosphere Reserve. Among the important cultural sites of Khevi are the Gergeti Trinity Church (fourteenth century), Garbani Church (ninth to tenth century), Sioni Basilica (ninth century) and castle, Betlemi Monastery Complex (ninth to tenth century), and Sno fortress.