Kazbegi

(until 1921, Stepantsminda), an urban-type settlement, the administrative center of Kazbegi Raion, Georgian SSR. Situated at the foot of Mount Kazbek on the upper course of the Terek River; elevation 1, 750 m.

Kazbegi is on the Georgian Military Road 46 km south ofOrdzhonikidze. The settlement is the site of the bottling plant forKazbegi Mineral Water (Narzan type) and of the A. KazbegiMuseum of Local Lore. Ascents to the summit of Mount Kazbekbegin in Kazbegi. A cable railway runs from Kazbegi to Sameb.There is a tourist center near Kazbegi.