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The
Georgian Military Road (Военно-Грузинская дорога [
Voyenno-Gruzinskayadoroga] in
Russian, and საქართველოს სამხედრო გზა [
sakartvelossamkhedro gza] in
Georgian) is the historic name for a major route through the
Caucasus from
Georgia to
Russia. Alternative routes include the
Ossetian Military Road and the
Transkam.
The road runs between
Tbilisi (Georgia) and
Vladikavkaz (Russia) and follows the traditional route used by invaders and traders throughout the ages. The road stretches some 208
kilometers through the
Terek valley, crosses the Rocky Ridge (
хребет Скалистый) in the
Darial Gorge, then leads through the
canyon of the
Baidarka River to the mountain pass, from where it goes down to the valley of the
Tetri Aragvi River and leads to Tbilisi along the right bank of the
Kura (Mtkvari) River.
The road was completed by the
Russian military in
1799. After Georgia was annexed by the
Russian Empire in
1801, the
Russians began improving the surfacing of the road and finished by
1863. The Georgian Military Road played an important role in the economic development of Transcaucasia.
The road reaches an altitude of 2379 meters (7815 feet) as it traverses the mountains. Among the scenic attractions found along its course are
Mount Kazbek,
Darial Gorge,
Gergeti Trinity Church, the ancient town of
Mtskheta (once Georgia's capital), the
Jvari Monastery of the
6th century, the medieval fortress of
Ananuri and Zemo Avchala, a
hydroelectric dam.
The importance of the Georgian Military Highway as a through route has diminished in recent years, mainly because of delays at the border crossing between
Russia and
Georgia, and even, on occasions, the complete closure of that border post.
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