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Didi Liakhvi

Local name: Стыр Леуахи

Located in Georgia Coordinates: 41°58′23″ N 44°06′29″ E

Map showing the location of Didi Liakhvi Didi Liakhvi
Location in Georgia
Elevation
589 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gori
1.4 km N
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport78 km
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport136 km

About Didi Liakhvi

Didi Liakhvi is a river. Location: Georgia.

From Wikipedia

The Great Liakhvi (Georgian: დიდი ლიახვი Didi Liakhvi [ˈd̪id̪i ˈliäχʷi], Iron Ossetic: Стыр Леуахи, Styr Lewakhi) is a river in central Georgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, in the disputed Georgian territory of South Ossetia, primarily in the Tskhinvali Raion, and flows into the Kura (Mtkvari). It is 115 km (71 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,311 km2 (892 sq mi). The river runs from the Georgian-Russian border down to Gori, a city in Shida Kartli.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
98 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Didi Liakhvi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (97 mm)
Driest month
January (42 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
Climate of Didi Liakhvi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°11°18°21°25°28°29°25°18°12°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°7°11°13°17°17°14°10°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)424447699796665748555145

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Didi Liakhvi

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 68 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 78 kmsoutheast
  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 136 kmwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 137 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 68 kmsoutheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 121 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 209 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 228 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Didi Liakhvi

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 16 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Joseph Stalin Museum Museum 2 kmN

25–60 km10 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 46 kmSW
  • Lake Lisi Lake 58 kmSE
  • Abanoskhevi River 53 kmE
  • Betania Monastery Attraction 52 kmSE

60–100 km39 places

  • Katskhi Pillar Attraction 82 kmNW
  • Zemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 66 kmSE
  • Botanical Garden Attraction 66 kmSE
  • Kldisubani Saint George Church Attraction 66 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gori City, Gori
    1.4 km N
  • Uplistsikhe Village, Shida Kartli
    5.3 km E
  • At’eni Village, Shida Kartli
    7.5 km S
  • Urbnisi Village, Shida Kartli
    12 km NW
  • Variani Village, Shida Kartli
    13 km NW
  • Ruisi Village, Shida Kartli
    14 km NW

Sources & licences

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