Regions

2 Municipalities

Racha

Description

Racha is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia's current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (mkhare) as the municipalities of Oni and Ambrolauri. Native inhabitants of Racha are called Rachians, an ethnographic group of Georgians.

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Municipalities

Oni Municipality

Ambrolauri Municipality

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Key facts

Cities 2
Villages / Towns 10
Protected Areas 1
Churches & monasteries 1
Natural monuments 1

Cities

Ambrolauri

Ambrolauri is a city in Georgia, located in the northwestern part of the country...

Oni

An oni is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They...

Villages / Towns

Shovi

Global Georgian Airways was an international cargo carrier airline founded in 20...

Khvanchkara

Khvanchkara (in Racha): rural tourism and local culture.On TravelGraph: map, tip...

Glola

Khvanchkara is a naturally semi-sweet red Georgian wine. It is made from the Ale...

Kharistvala

Kharistvala is a so called daba in Georgia’s northern Ambrolauri Municipality, a...

Nikortsminda

Nikortsminda Cathedral is a Georgian Orthodox Church, located in Nikortsminda, R...

Ghebi

Ghebī (Hindko:گھیبی) is a dialect of Hindko, spoken in the north-west of the Pak...

Tsesi

Tepi is a hamlet in Truso Gorge, part of the historical region of Khevi, north-e...

Bugeuli

Bugeuli (in Racha): rural tourism and local culture.On TravelGraph: map, tips, a...

Chiora

Chiora (in Racha): rural tourism and local culture.On TravelGraph: map, tips, an...

Gona

Gona (in Racha): rural tourism and local culture.On TravelGraph: map, tips, and...

Protected Areas

Shovi Nature Reserve

Shovi is a village in the Oni Municipality of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti...

Churches & monasteries

Chelishi Monastery

Chelishi Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in ambrolauris r-ni, sop. nikort...

Natural monuments

Tobavarchkhili Lakes

Tobavarchkhili Lakes (in Racha): visitor guide and travel tips.On TravelGraph: m...