Khevischala ( cargo. ხევისჭალა ) is a village located in the Akhmeta municipality of the Kakheti region of Georgia . Khevischala is located in the Alazani river valley, at an altitude of 720 meters above sea level , 10 km from the center of the municipality .
| Village | |
| Hevischala | |
|---|---|
| cargo. ხევისჭალა | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Edge | Kakheti |
| Municipality | Akhmeta |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 720 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 24 [1] people ( 2014 ) |
| Nationalities | Georgians 100% [2] |
| Denominations | christians |
Khevischala village is one of the 30 resort areas of Kakheti, for which tourism development is a promising direction. The main occupation of the population is agriculture , including viticulture [3] .
Attractions
In the village of Khevischala is the Kachalauri fortress , as well as a church dating from the 10th century [4] .
Village related events
According to Russian media , in the village of Khevischala, in the early 2000s there was one of the camps of the Chechen separatists , equipped, inter alia, with satellite communications . Residents of the village were involved as hostages in several incidents involving militants [5] .
In 2012, the supply of electricity to the village of Khevischala was resumed, which had been absent since 1991 [6] .
Notes
- ↑ მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014 . საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური (ნოემბერი 2014). Date of treatment 6 სექტემბერი, 2016.
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- ↑ T. Zubitashvili. All-Russian Journal of Scientific Publications // Role of resort resources of the Kakheti region in the development of recreational tourism . - 2012. - T. No. 4 (14).
- ↑ Georgia: unique murals showered in Kakheti fortress city Kachalauri
- ↑ Tbilisi again lies about Gelayev
- ↑ After 21 years, the energy supply was restored in the village of Khevischala