Traveling northbound along the Georgian Military Road.

The road is featured in several famous novels, notably A Hero of Our Time and Twelve Chairs.

The Georgian Military Road (Военно-Грузинская дорога [Voyenno-Gruzinskaya doroga] in Russian, and საქართველოს სამხედრო გზა [sakartvelos samkhedro gza] in Georgian) is a historic name of the main route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (1775 × 1138 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (1775 × 1138 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x755, 218 KB) 19th-century postcard of Military Georgian Road near the Mount Kazbek. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x755, 218 KB) 19th-century postcard of Military Georgian Road near the Mount Kazbek. ... A Hero of Our Time (Russian: ) is a short novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839 and revised in 1841. ... The Twelve Chairs (Двенадцать Стульев) (1928) is a famous satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, q. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...

It runs between Tbilisi (Georgia) and Vladikavkaz (Russia) and follows the traditional route used by invaders and traders throughout the ages. The road stretches some 208 kilometers through the Terek valley, crosses the Rocky Ridge (хребет Скалистый) in the Darial Gorge, then leads through the canyon of the Baidarka River to the mountain pass, from where it goes down to the valley of the Tetri Aragvi River and leads to Tbilisi along the right bank of the Kura (Mtkvari) River. The road was completed by the Russian military in 1799. After Georgia decided to join the Russian Empire in 1801, the Russians began improving the surfacing of the road and finished by 1863. The Georgian Military Road played an important role in the economic development of Transcaucasia. Coordinates: Government  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area  - City 372 km²  (143. ... Photo of Vladikavkaz cathedral mosque in 1912. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Terek River in North Georgia. ... The pass in Luigi Villaris 1906 book Fire and Sword in the Caucasus. ... Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery Complex and Canyon in Armenia. ... Mtkvari (Kura) River near Old Town, Tbilisi Kura (Georgian მტკვარი - Mtkvari, Azerbaijani Kür) is a river in the Caucasus Mountains. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Military of Russia | Russia-related stubs ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721-1725 Peter the Great (first)  - 1894-1917 Nicholas II (last) History  - Established 22 October, 1721  - February Revolution 2 March, 1917 Area  - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The road reaches an altitude of 2379 meters (7815 feet) as it traverses the mountains. Among the scenic attractions found along its course are Mount Kazbek, Darial Gorge, Gergeti Trinity Church, the ancient town of Mtskheta (once Georgia's capital), the Jvari Monastery of the 6th century, the medieval fortress of Ananuri and Zemo Avchala, a hydroelectric dam. Mount Kazbek, one of the chief mountains of the Caucasus, is located in modern-day Georgia, dominating the town of Kazbegi near the border with North Ossetia. ... The pass in Luigi Villaris 1906 book Fire and Sword in the Caucasus. ... Gergeti Trinity Church is a church near the village Gergeti in the Republic of Georgia. ... Mtskheta is one of oldest cities of the republic of Georgia (in Kartli province of Eastern Georgia), near Tbilisi. ... Jvari may mean Jvari, an ancient monastery in Georgia Jvari, a town in Georgia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Ananuri North doorway of Church of the Assumption, Ananuri East facade of Church of the Assumption, Ananuri Ananuri is a fortified site on the Aragvi River in Georgia, about 45 miles from Tbilisi. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

The importance of the Georgian Military Highway as a through route has diminished in recent years, mainly because of delays at the border crossing between Russia and Georgia, and even, on occasions, the complete closure of that border post.

Further reading

• Article on the Georgian Military Highway in Hidden Europe Mitchell, Laurence (2006) The High Road to the Caucasus: Exploring the Georgian Military Highway. Hidden Europe, 9, pp.2-7 (July 2006) - in English.
• Article on the Georgian Military Highway in La Carretera Militar Georgiana - in Spanish.

External links

• Georgian Picture Gallery - Georgian Military Road Pictures

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