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# Upper Svaneti
Ushguli, Alto Svaneti · Georgia

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1996.

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Area / regionUshguli, Alto Svaneti

Country / geographic scopeGeorgia

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates42.91400, 43.00900

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Upper Svaneti

Cultural · Inscription: 1996

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/709/)

Georgia

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## Sources and accuracy
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