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Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains protect Georgia from cold northern air and trap warmer air from the Black Sea.
Here, Mount Kazbek (5,047 m/16,558 ft) dwarfs the Holy Trinity "Gergetis Sameda" Church
Gergeti Holy Trinity Church of Kazbegi, "Gergetis Sameba", XIV century
On 16 July of 1980, the Georgian Patriarch Ilia II held a church service at the Gergeti Holy Trinity Church (in Soviet time churches were empty and services were prohibited) and called this day A Feast of Love. Since then all Georgia celebrates this day. This church is located at the highest place in whole Georgia.
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