Bakuriani (Georgian: ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a ski resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet) above sea level.
Bakuriani
ბაკურიანი | |
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Borough and Resort | |
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  Bakuriani Location in Georgia  Bakuriani Bakuriani (Samtskhe-Javakheti) | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′N 43°32′E / 41.750°N 43.533°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Mkhare | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Municipality | Borjomi |
| Borough from | 1926 |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,879 |
| Area code | +995 367[2] |
Geography
editThe region around Bakuriani is covered by coniferous forests (mainly made up of spruce). The resort lies 30 km (19 mi) from Borjomi and is located within the so-called Bakuriani Depression/caldera. The resort is connected with Borjomi by an electrified narrow-gauge railway. The present-day area of the town was built up by lava flows from the nearby Mukhera volcano.[4]
Winter sports
editSki resort
editThe ski area of the resort is split into two separate parts: Didveli and Kokhta/Kokhta-Mitarbi. Mount Kokhta provides a maximum skiable altitude of 2,269 metres (7,444 ft),[5] whereas the highest lift in Didveli reaches 2,702 metres (8,865 ft).[6]
The first ski base was opened in 1932. From Bakuriani to Kokhtagori Mountain (1.3 km [0.81 mi]) and Tskhratskaro Pass (3.5 km [2.2 mi]) there are ski lifts, ski tramps. There is artificial snowfall on Didveli skiing routes. Bakuriani is a year-round resort area, with highly developed health tourism. Due to the high demand, the number of accommodation and catering facilities has been increasing.
Sports competitions
editIn March 2022, Bakuriani was the host city for slopestyle during the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, taking place in Georgia for the first time.
Climate
editThe climate of Bakuriani is transitional from humid maritime to relatively humid continental. (Köppen: Dfb)[7] The winters are cold and experience significant snowfall while the summers are long and warm. Average annual temperature of the town is 4.3 °C (39.7 °F). The average temperature in January is −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) while the average August temperature is 15 °C (59 °F). The annual precipitation is 734 mm (28.9 in). The depth of snow from December to March is 64 cm (25.2 in). Bakuriani is also home to the Botanical Garden of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.
| Climate data for Bakuriani (town centre) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
6 (43) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
14 (57) |
7 (45) |
28 (82) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5 (41) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−18 (0) |
−15 (5) |
−8 (18) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
0 (32) |
−6 (21) |
−13 (9) |
−17 (1) |
−18 (0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.3 (2.06) |
56.8 (2.24) |
62.9 (2.48) |
72.3 (2.85) |
112.2 (4.42) |
110.5 (4.35) |
70.9 (2.79) |
66.5 (2.62) |
61.5 (2.42) |
68.4 (2.69) |
55.3 (2.18) |
51.1 (2.01) |
840.7 (33.11) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 30 (12) |
23 (9.1) |
29 (11) |
14 (5.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7 (2.8) |
20 (7.9) |
26 (10) |
149 (59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.9 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 163.1 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 5 mm) | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 89.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 5 cm) | 14.4 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 62.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 67 | 88 | 91 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 60.4 |
| Source 1: Climate averages (1981-2016) - Weather Spark [8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Precipitation at 1665m ASL (1936-1992) - NOAA [9] | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
editThe 37 km (23 mi) Borjomi-Bakuriani railway "Kukushka" uses 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) track gauge.
A few km south of Bakuriani lies the trajectory of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.
People
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It was the home town of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died during event training on the first day of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He lived in Bakuriani for much of his life, and the street he lived on was named in his honor after his death. Georgia's flag-bearing athlete at the opening ceremony, alpine skier Iason Abramashvili, also resides there; he thought of withdrawing, but ultimately decided to compete to honor Kumaritashvili's memory.
Gallery
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Bakuriani -
Bakuriani, January 2022 -
Flock of sheep in the Bakuriani recreation area, October 2018 -
Bakuriani hotel complex, fall 2018
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Number of population by administrative-territorial units and sex | 2014". geostat.ge. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ საქართველოს სატელეფონო კოდები — „სილქნეტი“ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ საქართველოს საფოსტო ინდექსები — „საქართველოს ფოსტა“
- ^ "(PDF) Long-lived center of youngest volcanism in the Borzhomi region of Georgia: Isotopic-geochronological evidence". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Bakuriani Ski Resort - the best place for a winter holiday in Georgia". 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ "Bakuriani". www.j2ski.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ "Bakuriani climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Bakuriani weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ "Bakuriani Climate averages (1981-2016) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Global Summary of the Month Station Details: BAKURIANI, GG, GHCND:GG000037524 | Climate Data Online (CDO) | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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