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Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Gudauri
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Gudauri.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Gudauri (Georgian: გუდაური) is a ski resort located on the south-facing plateau of The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Before the resort map
The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of Gudauri before modern tourism.
This edition leaves that part of the timeline open rather than mistaking the first surviving sporting reference for the beginning of the place.
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2018
A route reaches Gudauri
Overall, there is a total of overall 15 ski lifts including Gondola types ("Gudaura" and "Kobi-Gudauri"): In 2018, chairlifts Kobi-Gudauri 1, 2 and 3 were constructed, measuring a total of 7.5 km, as well as 111 gondola lifts, six stations and the capacity of serving 2800 passengers in an hour.
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Russia- Georgia Friendship Monument
Russia- Georgia Friendship Monument. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Russia- Georgia Friendship Monument
- Nature
- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
The Gudauri Resort area and Mount Kazbek massif provide options for ski touring.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Gudauri is recorded at 42.456° N, 44.470° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,279 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.GUDAURI.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.GUDAURI.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.GUDAURI.V00
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
TODAY
Gudauri now
The bottommost station of the first ski lift, (Pirveli) is at 1,990 m above sea level and the uppermost station of the last ski lift (Sadzele) is located at 3,279 m.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument 09.23
AOD.EU.GUDAURI.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Russia- Georgia Friendship Monument
AOD.EU.GUDAURI.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Gudauri overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.