Dmanisi
A small town in the Mashavera river valley, about 93 km southwest of Tbilisi. It gives its name to the archaeological site nearby, where some of the oldest human fossils found outside Africa, about 1.8 million years old, were dug up.
- Where
- Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.3322, 44.2044
Get the Dmanisi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dmanisi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kvemo Kartli volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dmanisi
Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral 26 km
A stone basilica built between 478 and 493, the oldest church building still standing in Georgia. Inscriptions on its walls are among the oldest dated examples of Georgian writing.
Turtle Lake 61 km
A small lake in the wooded hills at the edge of Tbilisi, its name a straight translation of the Georgian Kus Tba. A cable car runs up to it from Vake Park, and locals come for walks and a swim on summer days.
Mtatsminda Park 63 km
An amusement park on top of Mount Mtatsminda, high above the city. A funicular climbs up to it, and its rides include a roller coaster, water slides and a big Ferris wheel set right at the edge of the mountain, with all of Tbilisi spread out below.
Kartlis Deda 64 km
An aluminium figure of a woman standing on the Sololaki ridge above the old town, put up in 1958. She holds a bowl of wine in one hand for those who come as friends and a sword in the other for those who come as enemies.
National Botanical Garden of Georgia 64 km
A garden of 161 hectares in the Tsavkisis-Tskali gorge, just behind Narikala fortress and the old town. Once the Tbilisi Botanical Garden, it holds more than 4,500 kinds of plants along paths that follow the stream up the valley.
Narikala Fortress 64 km
An ancient fortress of two walled sections on the steep ridge above Tbilisi and the Kura, between the sulphur baths and the botanical garden. Inside stands St Nicholas church, rebuilt in 1996 and 1997 on the site of a 13th century one lost to fire, its walls painted with scenes from the Bible and Georgian history.
Georgian National Museum 64 km
A network formed in 2004 that brings the country's leading museums under one roof. Its main building on Rustaveli Avenue holds the archaeological treasury, where the gold jewellery of ancient Colchis is the thing most people come to see.
Rustaveli Avenue 64 km
The central avenue of Tbilisi, once Golovin Street and now named after Shota Rustaveli, the medieval poet. It is the city's grand boulevard, lined with plane trees, the opera house, theatres and museums.
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Questions
Where is Dmanisi?
Dmanisi is in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral (26 km), Turtle Lake (61 km), Mtatsminda Park (63 km).
How do I get the Dmanisi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dmanisi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kvemo Kartli volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dmanisi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kvemo Kartli volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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