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Ushguli or Ushkuli is a community of villages located at the head of the Enguri gorge in Upper Svaneti, Georgia. Ushguli comprises the villages Zhibiani (some 2100 m above sea level), Chvibiani (Chubiani), Chazhashi (or Chajashi) and Muqmeri (Merqmer). The Ushguli villages contain buildings that are part of the UNESCO Heritage site of Upper Svaneti. Altitude claims for Ushguli villages vary from 2086 to 2200 metre and it is sometimes referred to as the highest village in Europe.

It is located at the feet of Shkhara one of the higher Caucasian summits. About 70 families (about 200 people) live in the area and there is a small school. For 6 months of the year snow covers the whole are and often the road to Mestia is closed. Typical Svanetian protective towers are found throughout the village. The Ushguli Chapel located on a hilltop near the village dates back to the 12th century
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Author Paata Vardanashvili from Tbilisi, Georgia

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