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Pomegranate Hotel
Set in Kutaisi, 700 m from Colchis Fountain, Pomegranate Hotel features air-conditioned accommodation and a bar. All rooms boast a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. At the hotel the rooms are equipped with bed linen and towels and guests at Pomegranate Hotel can enjoy a continental breakfast.
Bike hire and car hire are available at the accommodation and the area is popular for fishing and canoeing. Bagrati Cathedral is 2 km from Pomegranate Hotel, while White Bridge is 2.4 km from the property. The nearest airport is Kutaisi International Airport, 23 km from the hotel. This is our guests’ favourite part of Kutaisi, according to independent reviews.
Sachkhere Gardens
Relaxing atmosphere, high quality comfort and traditional Georgian hospitality. They offer all the elegance and charm of a private home in the heart of Imereti.
Kulashi Old Assembly Building
The oldest wooden synagogue in Kulashi is about 200 years old; it dates back to the 18th century. It was restored a few years ago. Today any visitor can see its stunning ornaments and paintings. The synagogue has the status of national importance.
Town of Vani
Vani, located at the left bank of river Sulori, is a town in the Imereti region of western Georgia. According to scholars “Vani” in old Georgian meant “Home”. Vani is an ancient inhabited district. The oldest archeological object, which was discovered there, dates back to the 8th-6th BC. Shabtay Tsuri also known as Shota Tsotsiashvili, who was Georgian-Jewish politician and diplomat was born here. Regarding the Jewish sites you can find: a Synagogue, which was built in the 19th century and Jewish graveyard there.
Jewish Graveyard in Vani
The Jewish Graveyard in Vani was opened in the 19th century and is located on Otar Lortkipanidze Street. The cemetery is well maintained and Jewish inscriptions are readable. The cemetery is no longer active. Jews from Israel often visit Vani to see the graves of their ancestors.
Jewish Graveyard in Kulashi
The Jewish Graveyard in Kulashi is located on the opposite side of the Jewish Synagogues. Soviet-era Jewish tombstones of the 70s and 80s seem to repeat the tradition of Georgian tombs in regards to form and style. The inscriptions on the graves are mostly in Hebrew and Georgian. You will rarely meet solely Georgian or Hebrew texts. Over time, the shape of the tombstones has changed, the older ones were simple stone boulders, and the newer appearance is distinguished by its complexity.
Kulashi Second Synagogue
The small synagogue could no longer accommodate Jewish believers; that is why a large synagogue was built with wood in 1902. Every Jewish quarter of Kulashi had its own synagogue before. Next to it we can find a building which was built in 1911; this construction no longer has the second floor but in its existence it was used as a Jewish religious school, where Torah was taught.
Jewish Graveyard in Sachkhere
There are three Jewish Graveyards in Sachkhere, two of which are relatively old. One was active until the repatriation of Jews in the 90s. According to the legend, Jews moved to this region from Western Georgia, Kartli, in the late Middle Ages. There are still several districts left called “Uriata districts”.
The oldest cemetery is located on the road near the village of Zeda Skhvitori, Todadze Fortress. It was probably opened in the 19th century. Remains of tombstones with Jewish inscriptions have survived. The cemetery is currently closed and more or less well maintained.
The second, relatively new cemetery is in the city of Sachkhere, in the Islar district, near Stalin Street. It is fenced and well-groomed. The cemetery was active until the 90s before the Jews immigrated to Israel. People often come from Israel to visit the graves of their ancestors.
The third small Jewish graveyard in the district is located on the slope of Todadze Fortress. At some point, the cemetery was closed due to landslides. It is currently fenced. Jewish inscriptions can be seen on the tombstones.
Sachkhere Synagogue
The Synagogue of Sachkhere, built in the 19th century and closed in 1990, is located at 167 Sovetskaia Street. Stone material was used for its construction and the community who used to use the building was Georgian Jews. In recent years The agency of Religious Issues of Georgia gave the synagogue to Jews. The ancient synagogue in Sachkhere is currently ruined and abandoned.
