Bakuriani ბაკურიანი | |
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Borough and Resort | |
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| Coordinates:41°45′N43°32′E / 41.750°N 43.533°E /41.750; 43.533 | |
| 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] |
Bakuriani (Georgian:ბაკურიანი) is adaba and aski resort in theBorjomi district ofGeorgia. It is located on the northern slope of theTrialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet)above sea level.
The region around Bakuriani is covered byconiferous forests (mainly made up ofspruce). The resort lies 30 km (19 mi) fromBorjomi 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 bylava flows from the nearby Mukhera volcano.[4]
The 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.
In March 2022, Bakuriani was the host city forslopestyle during the2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, taking place in Georgia for the first time.
The 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 theGeorgian Academy of Sciences.
| Climate data for Bakuriani (town centre) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 dailysunshine 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 |
| Percentagepossible 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] | |||||||||||||
The 37 km (23 mi)Borjomi-Bakuriani railway "Kukushka" uses900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) track gauge.
| Preceding station | .svg){kind=logo} Georgian Railway | Following station | ||
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| 32 km towardsBorjomi | Kukushka | Terminus | ||
A few km south of Bakuriani lies the trajectory of theBaku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.
It was the home town oflugerNodar Kumaritashvili, who died during event training on the first day of the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver, 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 skierIason Abramashvili, also resides there; he thought of withdrawing, but ultimately decided to compete to honor Kumaritashvili's memory.
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