# Trialeti Range

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Mountain range in Georgia

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Trialeti Range View of Trialeti Range at Khashuri district. Highest point Peak Shaviklde Elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft) Dimensions Length 144 km (89 mi) Width 30 km (19 mi) Geography Show map of Samtskhe-Javakheti Show map of Georgia Country Georgia Region(s) Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kvemo Kartli Range coordinates 41°45′00″N 43°49′50″E / 41.75000°N 43.83056°E / 41.75000; 43.83056 Parent range Caucasus Mountains

**Trialeti Range** ([Georgian](/source/Georgian_language): თრიალეთის ქედი) is an east-west mountain range of the [Lesser Caucasus Mountains](/source/Lesser_Caucasus) in the [Samtskhe–Javakheti](/source/Samtskhe%E2%80%93Javakheti) region of southern [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)).[1]

The eastern edge of the Range runs along the western border of [Tbilisi](/source/Tbilisi), while the western edge lies along River [Mtkvari](/source/Kura_(Caspian_Sea)) to the southwest of [Borjomi](/source/Borjomi). The length of the Trialeti Range is 144 kilometers and the maximum width is 30 kilometers. The mountain range was built up by volcanic activity during the [Paleogene](/source/Paleogene) period. Young, [andesite](/source/Andesite) [lava flows](/source/Lava_flows) are common in the western part of the Range. The highest point is Mount Shaviklde (meaning "black cliff" in [Georgian](/source/Georgian_language)) at an elevation of 2,850 meters above sea level (9,348 ft.). The slopes of the Range are mainly covered by [deciduous](/source/Deciduous) forests made up of [oak](/source/Oak), [beech](/source/Beech), and [hornbeam](/source/Hornbeam). The western parts of Trialeti are covered by [coniferous](/source/Coniferous) and mixed forests made up of [fir](/source/Fir), [spruce](/source/Spruce), [pine](/source/Pine), [beech](/source/Beech), and [oak](/source/Oak).[2]

## Village Trialeti

Trialeti is also a village situated in the range, between [Tsalka](/source/Tsalka) and [Dmanisi](/source/Dmanisi), at [41°30′N 44°10′E / 41.500°N 44.167°E / 41.500; 44.167](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Trialeti_Range&params=41_30_N_44_10_E_)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Trialetskiy Khrebet, Georgia](https://www.mindat.org/feature-611579.html) [Mindat.org](/source/Mindat.org)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia.* 1984. Book 4. pp. 699–700.

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