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Borjomi (ბორჯომი)

Borjomi, GeorgiaBorjomi, Georgia
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Borjomi (Georgian: ბორჯომი) is a small town in the south-central part of Georgia. It is a resort town renowned for its located in the scenic Borjomi Gorge. The town is surrounding by forested mountains and is renowned for its mineral water industry. It also has a number of mineral springs with therapeutic properties.

The area around Borjomi has been inhabited since the Middle Ages, when three fortresses were built to protect the town. These fortresses, Gogia, Petra and Sali, are still standing today. Ottoman threat in the 16th century caused the population to retreat to other places, resulting in a depopulated landscape.

The Borjomi area got a new lease on life following the annexation of Georgia into Russia in the 19th century. Its mineral springs was deveoped since the 1830s, and when the springs reached the attention of the Russian viceroy, its usage and popularity began to grow.

Likani Palace, BorjomiLikani Palace, Borjomi
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Today Borjomi is one of the major tourist destinations in Georgia. It applied for but lost out for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Visiting Borjomi

Take a bus or train from Tbilisi to reach Borjomi.

Places of Interest in Borjomi

  1. Borjomi Gorge
    A picturesque canyon of the Mtkvari River in central Georgia.

  2. Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
    One of the largest national parks in Europe.

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Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.

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