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Village

Shenako

Local name: შენაქო

Located in Kakheti, Georgia Coordinates: 42°22′24″ N 45°39′44″ E

Map showing the location of Shenako Shenako
Location in Georgia
Population
4
4
Elevation
1,891 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport98 km
GRV Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport113 km

About Shenako

Shenako is a village. Location: Kakheti, Georgia. Population: 4. Elevation: 1,891 m.

From Wikipedia

Shenako (Georgian: შენაქო, also spelled Shenak'o or Shenaqo) is a highland village in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti. Shenako located 2070 meters above sea level on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, in the historical-geographical area of Tusheti, some 100 km northeast of the municipal center of Akhmeta, close to the border with Dagestan, Russia. Shenako is one of the few still populated villages in highland Tusheti, but is only accessible by land through a 4WD.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Shenako

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
June (123 mm)
Driest month
January (35 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).

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Climate of Shenako
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°8°12°16°20°19°16°10°5°0°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-7°0°4°7°11°10°7°2°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)353953921201231069366544938

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Shenako

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 98 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 102 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 98 kmsouthwest
  • Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) Grozny 113 kmnorth
  • Magas Airport (IGT) Sunzha 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 102 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 197 kmsouth
  • Mingachevir Population: 106K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 231 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Shenako

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 7 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • T’ushet’is Alazani River 3 kmW
  • Gora Diklosmta Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km5 places

  • Caucasus Mountains Mountain 56 kmW
  • Mount Tebulosmta Mountain 36 kmNW
  • Lopota River 43 kmS
  • Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 41 kmSW

60–100 km7 places

  • Zedazeni Monastery Attraction 93 kmSW
  • Tokhliauris Mta Mountain 69 kmS
  • Abanoskhevi River 85 kmSW
  • Aragvi River 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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