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Katskhi Pillar

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The Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith about 40 metres high, standing at the village of Katskhi in the Imereti region of western Georgia, near the town of Chiatura. It overlooks the small valley of the Katskhura River, a right tributary of the Qvirila. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 (Q130990864) mapped to formative process Weathering via earth5 extended reviewed judgment map; source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Wikidata P31 (Q130990864) mapped to discipline Geomorphology via earth5 extended reviewed judgment map; source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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1. Wikidata: Katskhi Pillar
  • Wikidata Q2344182, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P1435 heritage-designation or P3425 Natura 2000 claim on the formation's own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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The Katskhi Pillar (Georgian: კაცხის სვეტი, kac'xis svet'i) is a natural limestone monolith located at the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region of Imereti, near the town of Chiatura.
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