Darialis Kheoba
Local name: დარიალის ხეობა
Located in Georgia Coordinates: 42°44′43″ N 44°37′31″ E
- Elevation
- 1,342 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- OGZ Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport51 km
- IGT Magas Airport72 km
About Darialis Kheoba
Darialis Kheoba is a natural site. Location: Georgia.
The Darial Gorge is a river gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, south of present-day Vladikavkaz. The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long. The steep granite walls of the gorge can be as much as 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) tall in some places. The Georgian Military Road runs through the gorge.
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Climate of Darialis Kheoba
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- June (131 mm)
- Driest month
- January (53 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 57 | 68 | 101 | 125 | 131 | 116 | 102 | 73 | 57 | 61 | 60 |
How to get to Darialis Kheoba
The nearest airport is Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ), 51 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) (113 km). The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 118 km to the south.
Airports
- Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ) Beslan 51 kmnorth
- Magas Airport (IGT) Sunzha 72 kmnortheast
- Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) Grozny 113 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 118 kmsouth
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 135 kmsouth
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 167 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 271 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 276 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Darialis Kheoba
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 4 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Gora Dzhimara Mountain 17 kmW
- Mount Kazbek Mountain 10 kmSW
- Gora Shan Mountain 14 kmSE
25–60 km5 places
- Khokhskiy Khrebet Mountain 25 kmW
- Tlia River 51 kmSW
- Mt’a Tsit’eli Khati Mountain 43 kmSW
- Caucasus Mountains Mountain 41 kmSE
60–100 km9 places
- Joseph Stalin Museum Museum 94 kmSW
- Gora Khalatsa Mountain 67 kmW
- Didi Liakhvi River 96 kmSW
- Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Kazbek Mountain, Georgia10 km SW
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Gora Shan Mountain, Georgia14 km SE
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Gora Dzhimara Mountain, Kvemo Kartli17 km W
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