Official Name: | Kvareli |
Native Name: | ყვარელი |
Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Georgia#Georgia Kakheti |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Mkhare |
Subdivision Name1: | Kakheti |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kvareli |
Established Title: | Town |
Established Date: | 1964 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Distance from Tbilisi |
Blank Info Sec1: | 161 km |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 7,739 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 9,880 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2024 |
Timezone: | Georgian Time |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 41.95°N 45.8153°W |
Elevation M: | 450 |
Area Code: | 4800 |
Kvareli (in Georgian pronounced as /qʼʷaɾeli/) is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose one-storied house is preserved as a local museum.
The area is in the center of the Kakheti wine-producing region, and the town itself is known for its Kindzmarauli wine, a semisweet red variety.
Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli: