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| | THE NAMES OF THE MOUNTAINS | Kaukasus | Shota Chartolani: Perspectives on the Development of Tourism in Svaneti |
 | | Svaneti is a geographical and historical region, settled by ancient Georgian tribes, in the North-West of Georgia, on the Southern slope of the main Caucasus range, in the mountainous region of the Enguri and Tskhenistkali rivers. |
 | | The region is strictly localized by natural frontiers which are difficult to cross: the main Caucasus range to the North, the Lechkhumi ridge in the East, the Egrisi and Kodori mountain ridges in the South-West as well as the Jvari (Libereshi) and Muri rocky passes. |
 | | Historically the ravine of the Enguri river, which is located on the northern part of the ridge, is considered as upper Svaneti (Mestia region), and the southern part, the ravine of the Tskhenistkali river, as lower Svaneti. |
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