Dusheti

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Dusheti is a small town in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti province in central Georgia. Dusheti is famous for its Khinkgali (a meat filled pasta) and a love for arakqi (a form of vodka made from grapes, plums, or other fruit).

Dusheti was a town of about 3,000 people during the days of the USSR. Currently, the town is slowly decreasing in size due to the closure of the textile plant and the evacuation of many Russian residents following the fall of the USSR. Now most people work in service industries (banks, schools, mechanics, and storeowners) as well as subsistence farming. Potatoes and onions seem to be the major crops in Dusheti.

Dusheti is also about 5km from Lake Bazaleti (Bazaletis tba) and many people drive or walk to the lake in the summer to swim or picnic on the shores. Dusheti is also hailed as a homestead for Vaja-Pshavela and Ilia Chavchavadze, both famous Georgian writers. Dusheti has fallen on hard times following the USSR's collapse, yet the heart of Dusheti's people live on and they are proud of their mounatin heritage.


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