Svan towers of Ushguli (Chazhashi)
Monumental ConstructionDescription
Svan towers of Ushguli (Chazhashi) is a monumental construction in Georgia, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Upper Svaneti also records: “In the Chazhashi cluster, tower-house compounds combined domestic accommodation and defensive refuge. UNESCO describes the houses as dwellings and defense posts; this purpose refers to the compound system rather than asserting that every tower floor was an ordinary living space.”
The historic village of Chazhashi, part of the Ushguli community in Upper Svaneti, preserves a closely grouped landscape of Svan tower-houses. These fortified domestic compounds combined family accommodation with refuge and defense. This entry covers the Chazhashi cluster, not every tower in Upper Svaneti. UNESCO describes the settlement as medieval in character; the cited evidence does not establish an individual construction date for every surviving tower.
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| Field | Consensus | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Date | No claims found. | No claims found. |
| Purpose | In the Chazhashi cluster, tower-house compounds combined domestic accommodation and defensive refuge. UNESCO describes the houses as dwellings and defense posts; this purpose refers to the compound system rather than asserting that every tower floor was an ordinary living space. | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
Age unavailable: no published consensus or alternative date exists for Svan towers of Ushguli (Chazhashi), so no age, totals, or lifespan comparison is shown. CodexMira does not estimate dates for undated records.