Svaneti is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an
Chazhashi in 2016
View of the Caucasus Mountains in Svaneti.
A typical Svanetian tower
An 11th-century fresco of the Svan nobleman Mikael Chagiani from Adishi.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti is a region in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 and a surface of 7,468 km2. Zugdidi is the region’s administrative center, and Giorgi Guguchia has been the governor
Svaneti
…Svaneti has two parts corresponding to two inhabited valleys: Upper Svaneti (Zemo Svaneti) on the upper Inguri River; administratively part of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti; main town Mestia Lower Svaneti (Kvemo Svaneti) on the upper Tskhenistsqali River; administratively part of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti; main…