Adishi (village)
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Adishi
Georgian: ადიში | |
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Village | |
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  Adishi Location in Georgia  Adishi Adishi (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°59′47″N 42°54′53″E / 42.99639°N 42.91472°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Municipality | Mestia Municipality |
| Elevation | 2,040 m (6,690 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 44 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Adishi (Adysh, Hadysh; Georgian: ადიში) is a highland village, 2,040 metres above sea level, in the Mestia Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. According to the data of 2014, 44 people live in the village.[1] Village is 27 kilometres from the town of Mestia.[2]
History
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The landscape of the village is dominated by a number of medieval monuments, and the Greater Caucasus mountains. The important cultural sites of Adishi are: the Church of the Deliverer (10th–11th centuries), two churches of St George (12th century), the Church of the Archangel (12th century) and several typical Svanetian towers.
The well-known Adysh Gospels (AD 897) was preserved here for centuries.
See also
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- ^ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. Nov 2014. Retrieved Nov 7, 2016.
- ^ Adishi, Samegrelo-Zemo Svanetis Mkhare, Georgia Mindat.org
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