Vani
Local name: ვანი
Located in Vani Municipality, Imereti Coordinates: 42°05′03″ N 42°30′43″ E
- Population
- 3,151
- 3.2K
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport11 km
- BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport92 km
About Vani
Vani is a city. Location: Vani Municipality, Imereti. Population: 3,151. Elevation: 62 m.
Vani (Georgian: ვანი [vän̪i]) is a town in Imereti region of western Georgia, at the Sulori river (a tributary of the Rioni river), 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi. The town, with a population of 3,744 as of 2014, is an administrative center of the Municipality of Vani comprising also 40 neighbouring villages (with a total area of 557 km2 and a population of 24,512 as of 2014).
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At a glance
- Built
- 1981
- Heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Official website
- vani.gov.ge
Source: Wikidata
Travel notes for Vani
From Wikivoyage
Vani is a town of 3,700 people (2014) in Rioni Region (Imereti region) of Georgia. It is famous for its rock tombs, richly furnished with gold finds, which were part of a large urban settlement of antiquity.
Understand+
Vani became famous because of its stone grave, filled with gold. The graves were part of a large ancient urban settlement, and it is believed to have been the ancient capital of Colchis.
Get in+
By plane:
Kutaisi Airport is 30 km away from Vani Station.
By train:
Next train station, where express trains also stop: Samtredia. Vani is about 30 km south of Samtredia.
By bus:
The Vani bus station is in the center, at the east of the two roundabouts. The usual marshrutkas drive to the neighboring cities.
Regular marshrutkas exist from Kutaisi for 3 lari at: 07:00, 07:35, 08:10, 09:00, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 15:40, 16:20, 18:10, and 19:00.
By car:
The well-developed regional road შ 13 (Dapnari- Baghdati) runs right through the city.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Vani
- Fallon· United States
- Prosser· United States
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Population of Vani over time
| 1979 | 4,060 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6,576 | |
| 2002 | 4,641 | |
| 2014 | 3,744 | |
| 2016 | 3,723 | |
| 2017 | 3,675 | |
| 2018 | 3,623 | |
| 2019 | 3,558 | |
| 2020 | 3,512 | |
| 2021 | 3,478 | |
| 2022 | 3,402 | |
| 2023 | 3,374 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Vani
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (186 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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) | 9° | 10° | 14° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 131 | 105 | 99 | 85 | 124 | 100 | 101 | 114 | 144 | 149 | 186 |
How to get to Vani
The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 25 km to the northeast.
Airports
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 11 kmnorth
- Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 92 kmsouthwest
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 143 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 25 kmnortheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 88 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 198 kmeast
- Rize Population: 119.8K 204 kmsouthwest
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 213 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vani
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 64 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Tskhenistskali River 18 kmW
- Qvirila River 21 kmNE
25–60 km12 places
- Kara Pınar Natural site 38 kmN
- Tskhenistskali River 27 kmNE
- Motsameta Monastery Attraction 30 kmNE
- T’ekhuri River 38 kmW
60–100 km112 places
- Kaş Dağı Mountain 94 kmS
- Köklü Dağı Mountain 84 kmSW
- Koz Dağı Mountain 100 kmS
- Göralar Tepesi Mountain 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tskhenistskali River, Georgia18 km W
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Qvirila River, Georgia21 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources