ancient ruins
David Gareja Monastery Complex
A 6th-century cave monastery complex carved into a semi-desert hillside on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border with vivid medieval frescoes.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Gardabani
Kvemo Kartli, Georgia · Asia
About Gardabani
Gardabani is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Rustavi, 24km from David Gareja Monastery Complex.
Gardabani is in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rustavi, about 15 km away.
Gardabani (Georgian: გარდაბანი) is a city of 11,650 residents (2021) in the valley or plain of the same name, in the southern Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli and is the administrative centre of the Gardabani Municipality. It is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of capital Tbilisi and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) fromRead more
Rustavi in the Kvemo Kartli Plain at an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. Until 1947 Gardabani was known as Karayazi (Azerbaijani: Qarayazı) and the city status was granted in 1969, after a thermal power plant was built for Tbilisi in the 1960s causing rapid growth. Since then more plower plants have been built and the city nowadays supplies almost all thermally generated electricity in the country.
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What is there to see near Gardabani?
Within an hour or so of Gardabani: David Gareja Monastery Complex (24 km), Tbilisi Old Town (35 km), Jvari Monastery (51 km), Debed Canyon (Haghpat & Sanahin) (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Gardabani?
The nearest famous roads are Abano Pass, Georgian Military Highway and Kazbegi (Stepantsminda).
Where is Gardabani?
Gardabani is in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, about 15 km from Rustavi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,364
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Kvemo Kartli
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates
- 41.4597, 45.0899
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5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Tbilisi Old Town
A charming maze of cobblestone streets with leaning wooden balconies, sulfur bathhouses, and the ancient Narikala Fortress overlooking the Mtkvari River.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Jvari Monastery
A 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery perched on a hilltop overlooking the confluence of two rivers near the ancient capital.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Debed Canyon (Haghpat & Sanahin)
A dramatic gorge housing two UNESCO-listed medieval monastic complexes, Haghpat and Sanahin, masterpieces of Armenian ecclesiastical architecture.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Mtskheta
Georgia's ancient capital and spiritual heart with the UNESCO-listed Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, where Christianity was adopted in 337 CE.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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