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Where is Marneuli and what is there to see in Kvemo Kartli?

A town in southern Georgia and the main places of Kvemo Kartli.

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Short answer

Marneuli is a town in southern Georgia in the Kvemo Kartli region, with Tsofi Castle, Neolithic settlements and the Khujabi and Tsirakvi monasteries nearby, and Dmanisi elsewhere in the region. The road from Tbilisi takes about 1 hour 5 minutes. Traces of Stone Age settlements show that people grew plants and kept animals here about 8,000 years ago.

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Why

  1. Marneuli is among the municipalities of the Kvemo Kartli region.
  2. Around the town are traces of Stone Age settlements about 8,000 years old.
  3. The region also has places of wide interest, such as Dmanisi.

Details

Near Marneuli are the Neolithic settlements on Arukhlo, Khrami Didi, Shulaveri and Imiri hills, Tsofi Castle of the 5th–6th centuries, the 13th-century Khujabi monastery and the 12th–13th-century Tsirakvi monastery. Clay wine vessels and grape seeds about 8,000 years old were found on Khrami Hill. Tamarisi village was founded by Germans and was called Traubenberg until 1944. Local food includes lamb kebab and fithi, a lamb dish cooked in a clay pot. In Kvemo Kartli there are also the Dmanisi settlement, where 1.8-million-year-old hominid remains were found, the 5th-century Bolnisi Sioni basilica and Algeti National Park. One natural site is described in Dashbashi Canyon.

Tip

Trails to Tsofi-Sioni have informational signposts, which helps with navigation on the hills.

What may differ

Marneuli is one municipality of Kvemo Kartli, and some regional sights (Dmanisi, Bolnisi) lie in other municipalities, so check the distances separately.

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