Kvareli

• Official Name — Kvareli • Native Name — ყვარელი • Type — Town • Pushpin Map — Georgia#Georgia Kakheti • Pushpin Map Size — 280 • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Mkhare • Subdivision Name1 — Kakheti • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Kvareli • Established Title — Town • Established Date — 1964 • Custom Label Sec1 — Distance from Tbilisi • Custom Data Sec1 — 161 km • Population As Of — 2014 • Population Total — 7,739 • Population Est — 9,880 • Pop Est As Of — 2024 • Time Zone — Georgian Time • Utc Offset — +4 • Elevation M — 450 • Area Code — 4800 Kvareli (Qvareli, pron) is a town in northeastern 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 one-storied house is preserved 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.

The town of Kvareli is located in the Alazani valley, approximately 134 km from the capital Tbilisi. It has a moderately humid subtropical climate, with moderately cold winters and hot summers.

In 1755, a battle took place when the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti protected the local fortress from Muhammad-nutsal IV. The casualties of the kingdom were only light, and this event is remembered as the Battle of Kvareli.

Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli: • Ilia Chavchavadze (1837–1907), Georgian writer and poet. • Nikolay Chavchavadze (1830–1897), general of the Russian Empire • Zurabi Iakobishvili (b. 1992), Georgian freestyle wrestler • Kote Marjanishvili (1872–1933) Georgian theater director

• Illustration — Justice House of Kvareli • Illustration — Kvareli Stadium • Illustration — Church of John the Baptist in Kvareli • Illustration — Kvareli Library • Illustration — Commemoration of Ilia Chavchavadze in November 2010