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Mountain

Shkhara

Shkhara
Photo: ilan molcho from israel · CC BY 2.0

Shkhara, at about 5,193 m, is the highest mountain in Georgia and one of the highest of the Greater Caucasus, on the border with Russia. It rises above the village of Ushguli in Svaneti, one of the highest permanently inhabited settlements in Europe. Trekkers walk from Ushguli toward the Shkhara glacier, and climbers attempt the summit.

Elevation
5,193 m
Coordinates
42.9994° N, 43.1117° E
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