The inhabited islands in Georgia. Go to the island of Shamgoni.
The island of Chamgoni is an unusual natural landmark. This inhabited island is quite large, its length reaches 350 kilometers. The main attraction of the island is the Historical and Architectural Museum. Be sure to take your time to see this unusual island and enjoy its scenery.
In river channels, there are so-called rock islands, which are individual protrusions of basic rocks that have escaped erosion due to their hardness (or for some other reason). As a rule, the shapes of river islands elongate in the direction of the river flow. Sometimes these islands are very large. The largest river island in the world is Bananal Island, located in the valley of the Araguaya River (a tributary of the Amazon River). The length of this island is 350 km and the width is 55 km. In Georgia, such an unusual natural phenomenon as a river mud island is the village of Shamgona in Zugdidi district.
Near the village of Rukhi the river Inguri divides into two arms. Between the sleeves there is an island Shamgoni, which is 12 km long and 0,5-2,0 km wide. Until the middle of XVII century there was a peninsula here, but after one flood this place turned into an island.
In the distant past, the place where Shamgoni is now was covered with forests. A barren variety of grapevine called "shamgu" grew there, which gave the island its name, although the variety itself has long since disappeared. "Shamgu" means root, "it" is a particle denoting the place where certain plants are massively distributed.
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It is assumed that the village received this name at the end of the 17th century, as the Italian missionary Archangelo Lamberti, who visited Samegrelo during the reign of Levan II Dadiani (1611-1657), does not mention Shamgona in his work. He talks about Tsipuria Lamberti monastery, without naming the village where this monastery was located, he simply indicates its location: the right bank of the left branch of the river Iguri, between the village of Nobakevi and Zugdidi (this is where Shamgoni is now located). If the toponym "Shamgoni" had existed at that time, Lamberti would have written that the monastery is on the island of Shamgoni.
The main attraction of Zugdidi is historical-architectural museum, housed in the palace of the rulers of Samegrelo. The palace is surrounded by a beautiful park. Dadiani started laying out this park in the first half of the 18th century. He entrusted the care of the park to his wife Catherine Chavchavadze. In order to decorate the park, she invited an Italian specialist Joseph Babine. In 1855 the Turks burned all Zugdidi and completely destroyed the park. To restore the park Catherine again invited Italian specialists - the Zaberleti brothers.
Location:
Starts at the village of Rukhi and ends at the village of Khurcha, the confluence of the two arms of the Inguri (Zugdidi municipality).
Coordinates:
№4231'17''; Е4147'39''.
How to get there:
The island begins at the transition bridge on the left bank of the river Ignuri, on the eastern outskirts of the village of Shamgona, west of the village of Kakhati; the distance from Tbilisi - 350 km, from Zugdidi - 12 km.
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Главной достопримечательностью Зугдиди, примыкающего к Шамгони, является историко-архитектурный музей, который разместился во дворце правителей Самегрело, окруженном красивым парком. Читая об истории парка, я почувствовала почтение к людям, которые заботились об этом месте. Спасибо авторам статьи, за интересную информацию, которую они поделились со всеми нами. Я непременно посещю Шамгони и прочувствую его красоты на собственном опыте.
между двумя реками. Ещё говорится что она раньше было полуостровом,
потом после наводнений стало островом. Длина острова 350 км.
Она находит между двумя рукавами реки Ингурий. Остров называется- Шамгони.
Мне было интересно узнать из статьи что
Достопримечательность ,музей находится в этом острове на дворце
правителей Самагрело. Жена правителя развела великолепный парк
вокруг дворца .Спасибо автору за хороший рассказ.