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Country
  
Georgia (country)

Time zone
  
Georgian Time (UTC+4)

Local time
  
Sunday 3:11 PM

Area code
  
4800

Region
  
Kakheti

Area
  
1,001 km²

Population
  
7,739 (2014)

Mkhare
  
Kakheti

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 36% Humidity

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Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი, [qʼvɑrɛli]) is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose fortified house is preserved as a local museum.

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Map of Kvareli, Georgia

The area is in the center of the Kakheti wine-producing region, and the town itself is known for its Kindzmarauli wine, a semisweet red variety.

Notable people

Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli:

  • Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, poet.
  • Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian theater director
  • References

    Kvareli Wikipedia