About Sights – Bethlemi Hut
Located at a height of 3,653 m on Mount Kazbegi (Georgian: ყაზბეგის მყინვარწვერი), Bethlemi Hut is the highest located building in Georgia.
Bethlemi Hut on Mount Kazbegi
Bethlemi Hut
Originally constructed of wood in 1933, it was designed as a shelter for climbers.
The original wooden hut was named after Simon Japaridze, lost at Tetnulda Summit in 1929.
In 1941, a stone building replaced the wooden one and served as a climber’s shelter and meteorological station.
Workers constructing the stone building that would serve as a climber’s shelter and meteorological station.
Annually, Bethlemi Hut hosts thousands of Georgian and foreign climbers on their way to the top of Mount Kazbegi.
Mount Kazbegi
In 1998 the shelter was re-named Bethlemi Hut.
Climbers arriving at Bethlemi Hut
The shelter is located on the Mkinvartsveri Summit Slope, Kazbegi District, Georgia. Coordinates: X 46.17.88.85; Y 47.25.382.01
Bethlemi Hut logo
Photos and information source: Bethlemi Hut, Kazbegi.
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