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| Gurjaani | ||
| region | Kakheti | |
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| Residents | 8.024 (2014) | |
| height | 415 m | |
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Gurjaani (გურჯაანი, usually found in English as Gurjaani on signposts etc.) is a district town in the Alasanital (Kakheti).
Map of Gurjaani
background
The area around Gurjaani was already settled in the Stone Age. The oldest churches in the area date from the 8th century. Gurdschaani is - like the rest of the Alasanital - an important wine-growing region. The modern city was founded and expanded in 1934.
getting there
- Minibuses (Marshrutkas) out Telavi and Tbilisi (Isani bus station) and most of the surrounding towns and cities.
- With the car Lagodechi (Border with Azerbaijan) or Tbilisi about the Kakheti highway
and in Bakursziche on the regional road 
Change direction Telavi. - The Kachetic path Tbilisi-Gurdschaani-Telavi or Znori has no passenger traffic. The 1 Gurjaani railway station is located east of the city center.
mobility
Marshrutkas, taxi or your own vehicle to the surrounding areas.
Tourist Attractions
All Saints Church of Watschnadsiani
- 1 Gurdschaanis Kwelazminda (All Saints Church Gurdschaani)გურჯაანის ყველაწმინდა: The basilica was built in the 7th century with two domes over the middle of the three aisles, a three-church basilica and a gallery. Detailed information about architecture and history on Wikipedia.
- 2 Watschnadsianis Qwelazminda (All Saints Monastery of Watschnadsiani)ვაჩნაძიანის ყველაწმინდა: The Mother of God Church (9th century) with its complex architecture combines a three-church basilica and a central building with a high dome. Following the example of Watschnadsiani, classical Georgian church architecture developed from the 11th century.
- Wedschini Castle
- Sabatsminda Church, in Kardanachi. 13th Century.
- Wasissubani basilica
- 3 Sanagire Monastery: Desolate monastery with a three-aisled basilica made of brick and hewn stone (10th-11th centuries) and a single-nave medieval basilica. Ruins of the monastery building and the enclosure wall. A hundred meters northeast of the monastery, the ruins of the Sanagire cloverleaf chapel (სანაგირის ტეტრაკონქი / Sanagiris Tetrakonki).
activities
Akhtala medicinal mud
- 1 Akhtala health resort The is located directly to the west of the city of Gurjaani Akhtala health resortახტალა, engl. Akhtala). The mineral-rich mud is used for medical and therapeutic purposes. The mineral spring was discovered in 1924 and from 1932 a small sanatorium and the spa clinic were opened.
shop
kitchen
- 1 MukusaniMukusani wine village (მუკუზანი, Mukuzani) - origin and namesake of the white wine grape variety of the same name.
- 1 Katschretis Tschempioni: The legendary restaurant is in the village of Katschreti Champion of Katschreti. It is so successful that there are now some offshoots in Tbilisi.
nightlife
- 2 Municipal theater
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
http://www.gurjaani.ge/ - Gurjaani official website
