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Rikoti Pass

Coordinates: 42°03′09″N 43°29′31″E / 42.05250°N 43.49194°E / 42.05250; 43.49194
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Rikoti Pass
Georgian: რიკოთის უღელტეხილი
Elevation996 m (3,268 ft)
LocationGeorgia
RangeLikhi Range
Coordinates42°03′09″N 43°29′31″E / 42.05250°N 43.49194°E / 42.05250; 43.49194
Rikoti Pass is located in Georgia
Rikoti Pass
Rikoti Pass
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The Rikoti Pass (Georgian: რიკოთის უღელტეხილი) (el. 996 metres or 3,268 feet) is a mountain pass in the southern portion of the Likhi Range, a spur of the Greater Caucasus which divides Georgia into its western and eastern parts. The Tbilisi-Kutaisi highway connecting the two major cities of Georgia runs through the pass via a rock-cut tunnel of 1,722 m (5,650 ft) in length, which was constructed in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ Rikoti pass automobile tunnel to be granted on 20 years- term lease Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Retrieved on April 17, 2008.