Tavkvetili

Tavkvetili
Tavkvetili seen from the village of Tabatskuri
Highest point
Elevation	2,583 m (8,474 ft)
Coordinates	41°40′52″N 43°43′17″E / 41.6811°N 43.7214°E / 41.6811; 43.7214Coordinates: 41°40′52″N 43°43′17″E / 41.6811°N 43.7214°E / 41.6811; 43.7214
Geography
Tavkvetili Location of the mountain Show map of Samtskhe-Javakheti Tavkvetili Location of the mountain Show map of Georgia (country)
Location	Georgia
Parent range	Abul-Samsari Range

Mount Tavkvetili (Georgian: თავკვეთილი) is a volcanic mountain in the northern part of the Abul-Samsari Range in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Southern Georgia.^[1] It is also known as Gora Tavk'vetili and Mta Tavk'vetili. The elevation of the mountain is 2,583 metres (8,474 ft) above sea level and is the 323rd highest mountain in Georgia.^[2] The mountain has the shape of a decapitated cone and is composed of young andesitic and andesitic-dacitic lavas. The lower slopes of Mount Tavkvetili are covered by subalpine meadows while the upper slopes are covered by alpine meadows.

Natural disasters

Mount Tavkvetili has destructive earthquakes around once every 50 years that rank over a 7 on the Richter magnitude scale.^[3]

References

• Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia. 1979. Book 4. p. 569.

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