Khvamli
Limestone massif in Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Khvamli (Georgian: ხვამლი) or Khomli (ხომლი) is a limestone massif in western Georgia, located on the territories of Tsageri and Tsqaltubo municipalities and forming the watershed division between the Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali river valleys. It stands at 2,002 metres (6,568 ft) and forms a double cuesta, consisting of Cretaceous limestone units and covered by mixed forests. It presents to the south a bluff face of 300 metres (984 ft) height. Both cuestas have a northward-facing scarp perforated by numerous sinkholes and caves. Most important of the caves is called Tekenteri (თეკენთერი) and has only one entrance—through the hollow of a large beech tree.[1]
Khvamli
Khomli | |
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Coordinates: 42°30′03″N 42°42′54″E | |
Location | Tsageri Municipality, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti and Tsqaltubo Municipality, Imereti, Georgia |
Geology | limestone |
Native name | ხვამლი (Georgian) |
The caves of Khvamli feature in the 14th-century Georgian chronicle as the abode of treasures of the kings of Georgia.[2] A local legend also makes Prometheus enchained to the bluffs of Khvamli, being perpetually tortured by a raven.[3]