The first tourist route has opened on Enguri River arch dam, located in Georgia’s northwestern town of Jvari, which is considered the world’s second highest concrete arch dam with a height of 271.5 metres. 

On the tourist route, which will be guided by a professional guide, visitors will be able to visit particularly interesting sections of the arched dam that were previously inaccessible to the visitor,” state-owned LLC Enguri attractions, which has begun the implementation of the project Enguri Arch Dam - World Class Attraction, reports.

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During the two hour route, visitors will be able to see:

• Dam Bridge (the overlooking view)
• The circular shields’ building
• Tunnel 315 (the perimeter tunnel)
• The resting place
• The dam shields’ building

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dam tourist route. Image: Enguri attractions.

Visitors will also learn about special features of the arch dam arrangement and the main aspects of energy generation using hydrogen resources. 

The tour of Enguri dam is available daily except Monday from 11:00 to 05:00, the price of which ranges from five to 20 GEL.

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The Enguri Hydro Power Plant's arch dam represents one of the country’s most distinguished cultural heritage sites, jointly operated by Georgia and Russian-occupied Abkhazia, as it lies on the Enguri River, separating the two areas.

Construction of the Enguri dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1977. At that time, the construction was unprecedented for its scale and ambition. 

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