Imereti, Georgia · Asia
Khoni is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Martvili, 15km from Martvili Canyon.
Khoni is in Imereti, Georgia, with about 7,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Martvili, about 11 km away.
Khoni (Georgian: ხონი [χo̞n̪i]) is a town in the Western Georgian region (mkhare) of Imereti with a population of 7,756 as of January 2024. It is situated on the left bank of the Tskhenistsqali River in the north-west of Imereti, close to the border with the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and 266 km west ofRead more
Georgia's capital Tbilisi. The town serves as an administrative centre of the Khoni District. Its economy is based on agriculture, particularly tea production.
Khoni has been known as a lively trading locale and a see of the Georgian Orthodox diocese since the Middle Ages. The town itself was founded in the 6th or 9th century and the still functioning St. George's Cathedral in downtown Khoni was constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries. It acquired the status of a town in 1921. Under the Soviet Union, it was named after the Marxist revolutionary Alexander Tsulukidze in 1936, but the historical name of Khoni was restored in 1991.
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Within an hour or so of Khoni: Tskaltubo Abandoned Sanatoriums (15 km), Martvili Canyon (15 km), Prometheus Cave (16 km).
The nearest famous roads are Goderdzi Pass.
Khoni is in Imereti, Georgia, about 11 km from Martvili.
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A Soviet spa town of grand radon-bath sanatoriums built between the 1950s and 70s, now mostly derelict with trees growing through colonnaded halls. Stalin's private bathhouse survives among them.
15 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A 2.4km limestone gorge on the Abasha River where deep green water runs between walls only 5-10m apart, crossed by walkways and paddled by short inflatable-boat trips. Dinosaur-era fossil bones were found in the rock here.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Georgia's showpiece cave, 11km long with six of 22 halls open on a 1,800m lit walkway past stalactite curtains and an underground river you can leave by boat.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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