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Adishi Georgian: ადიში
Village
AdishiLocation in GeorgiaShow map of Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiAdishiAdishi (Georgia)Show map of Georgia
Coordinates: 42°59′47″N 42°54′53″E / 42.99639°N 42.91472°E / 42.99639; 42.91472
Country	Georgia
Region	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Municipality	Mestia Municipality
Elevation	2,040 m (6,690 ft)
Population
• Total	44
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Adishi (Adysh, Hadysh; Georgian: ადიში) is a highland village, 2,040 metres above sea level, in the Mestia Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia. According to the data of 2014, 44 people live in the village. Village is 27 kilometres from the town of Mestia.

History

The landscape of the village is dominated by a number of medieval monuments, and the Greater Caucasus mountains. The important cultural sites of Adishi are: the Church of the Deliverer (10th–11th centuries), two churches of St George (12th century), the Church of the Archangel (12th century) and several typical Svanetian towers.

The well-known Adysh Gospels (AD 897) was preserved here for centuries.

See also

• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

References

1. "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. Nov 2014. Retrieved Nov 7, 2016.
2. Adishi, Samegrelo-Zemo Svanetis Mkhare, Georgia Mindat.org

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