Stone medieval Svaneti tower houses of Ushguli, Upper Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Mestia, Georgia. Ushguli is a group of four remote villages. A

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Stone medieval Svaneti tower houses of Ushguli, Upper Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Mestia, Georgia. Ushguli is a group of four remote villages. At 2,200 m (7217 ft) above sea level in the Caucasus mountains these are the highest inhabited villages in Europe. Chazhashi has 13 well preserved stone Svanetian defensive tower houses attached to stone family houses. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Location: Ushguli, Upper Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Mestia, Georgia.
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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