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Kvareli

Coordinates: 41°57′5″N 45°48′6″E / 41.95139°N 45.80167°E / 41.95139; 45.80167
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Qvareli
Country Georgia
RegionKakheti
Population
 (2002)
 • Total11,000

Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი) 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 fortified house is preseved 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.

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41°57′5″N 45°48′6″E / 41.95139°N 45.80167°E / 41.95139; 45.80167.