Khashuri municipality is spread in the central part of Georgia, on the plain of Shida Kartli. Territory of municipality expands to the East up to Doglauri Valley, and from the rest of three parts it is surrounded by mountains of middle height (900-1000 m), from the North – by Southern slopes of Kavkasioni, from the West – by Likhi range, from the South – by Trialeti, or Northern slopes of Lesser

Kavkasioni. Administrative center of the region, town of Khashuri, first was mentioned in the document dating back to

1693. Then Khashuri was a small village. In XIX century, after construction of Poti-Tbilisi railway, it became an important railway hub. In 1921 Khashuri was announced to have the status of a town. There are two resorts of republican importance in the municipality: Surami and Kvishkheti. Irrespective of the fact that both administratively report to Khashuri municipality, they are usually mentioned in the group of Borjomi resorts. Health and balneological resort of Kvishkheti surrounded by coniferous, spruce and mixed tree forest is located 10 km away from Khashuri, on the Eastern slope of Likhi range. Unique healing properties of Kvishkheti climate create warm humid air body coming from the Black Sea merging on the territory of the resort with mountain air. There are mineral water outlets on

its territory used to cure various diseases. Kvishkheti is especially wholesome for children with respiratory tract diseases.

 

1. There are several monuments of cultural heritage in Kvishkheti. Among them are: Church of the Holy Easter, Mtatsminda Church,

Church of Transfiguration, Church of St. George, Church of St. Elia, House-Museum of an outstanding Georgian public figure, Dimitri

Kipiani and Sumbatashvili Palace. Every year on Thursday following Feast of the Ascension, Kvishkheti celebrates popular festival called ‘Mtatsmindoba’.

2. Bulbulistsikhe. Located in the South-Western part of the village of Bulbulistsikhe in Khashuri municipality, 1,5 km away. Fortress

of the feudal age was an important fortification structure on the backbone linking road of Eastern and Western Georgia. It was

constructed with cobble-stone.

 

Location: slope of Likhi range, left bank strip of river Mtkvari

Distance: 10 km away from Khashuri, 50 km away from Gori, 120 km away from Tbilisi

Sea level: 750 m

Landscape: plain-hillocky

Climate: low mountain subtropical, winter moderately cold, with little snow, mean temperature in January -1,9 degrees; summer warm, mean temperature in August 20,7 degrees centigrade

Average annual precipitation: 567 mm

Average comparative annual humidity: 70%

Duration of annual sunny light: 2100 h.

Natural treatment factors: low mountain subtropical climate and slightly sulfide carbonate-sodium mineral waters with general mineralization 0,14 g/dm3

Types of therapy: passive climate therapy, mineral water baths Diseases for treatment: cardiovascular, respiratory, food digestion and urinary and sexual system diseases, iron deficit anemia, diabetes mellitus of light and medium acuteness, gout, diseases due to radioactive and ray exposure.