Kurashi (ქურაში)

General information - Location

Country	Georgia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 42.5304,Lat: 43.0497
Elevation	1708 meter above sea level
Local time	15:41:49pm

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 ჭელირი (Cheliri)	0.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 ბარში (Barshi)	0.5 km	West
3 ისკარი (Iskari)	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 ფხუტრერი (Pkhutreri)	1.4 km	SouthWest
5 უღვალი (Ughvali)	1.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	235 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1147 km	West
3 Nicosia	Cyprus	1205 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Black sea coastal and small river basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is ჯვრის (ენგური) წყალსაცავი (12.6 km² at a height of around 509 meter above sea level) at a distance of 35.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Mount Elbrus (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 31.8 km (direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 14.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 26%, high mountains: 74%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sochi International Airport (at a distance of 211 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (at a distance of 98 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kurashi (ქურაში) in country Georgia

Kurashi (ქურაში) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	41 km	East
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	86 km	SouthEast
3 Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands	Georgia	160 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mestia

Type of weather in Mestia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:40 Europe/Amsterdam