Mestia (მესტია)

General information - Location

Country	Georgia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 42.7265,Lat: 43.0448
Elevation	1519 meter above sea level
Local time	5:46:11am

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 ნესგუნი (Nesguni)	2.2 km	SouthWest
2 ლაშთხვერი (Lashtkhveri)	2.8 km	SouthWest
3 ქაშვეთი (Kashveti)	3.1 km	SouthWest
4 ლემსია (Lemsia)	3.2 km	SouthWest
5 ჰეშკილი (Heshkili)	3.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	222 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1162 km	West
3 Nicosia	Cyprus	1216 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 111 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Black sea coastal and small river basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is ლაჯანურის წყალსაცავი (1.1 km² at a height of around 495 meter above sea level) at a distance of 49 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Mount Elbrus (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 38.3 km (direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 10.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 4%, high mountains: 96%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sochi International Airport (at a distance of 226 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 92 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mestia (მესტია) in country Georgia

Mestia (მესტია) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	27 km	East
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	84 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands	Georgia	165 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Mestia (მესტია)
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mestia

Type of weather in Mestia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	03:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:29 Europe/Amsterdam