Shenako

Shenako
შენაქო
Shenako
შენაქო

Location of Shenako in Georgia

Coordinates: 42°22′9″N 45°39′22″E / 42.36917°N 45.65611°E / 42.36917; 45.65611Coordinates: 42°22′9″N 45°39′22″E / 42.36917°N 45.65611°E / 42.36917; 45.65611
Country  Georgia
Mkhare Kakheti
Elevation 2,080 m (6,820 ft)
Time zone Georgian Time (UTC+4)

Shenako (Georgian: შენაქო, also spelled Shenak'o or Shenaqo) is a highland village in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti.

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tusheti: Historical overview. Tusheti National Park. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
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