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Khizabavra Spring

At the heart of the Khizabavra village landscape is its water source–Tskaro (წყარო). This perennial spring is unique in its architecture–composed of a chain of 12, interconnected stone basins. Significantly, it represents the union of two separate settlements–Bavra and Khiza–a union which gives us the village name we know today.

The village Khizabavra was founded in the only flat, man-made area. The spot where an all-season spring emerges and where former villagers of Bavra accidentally found the people of Khiza in the wintertime and decided to unite. Over the years, the spring symbolized the unity of these people, but also acquired the religious meaning. According to the locals, the spring used to bring the golden coins, which was considered a gift from the god, bonding it with the sacred belief. People named it after twelve apostles, therefore carved the same amount of stone tanks.

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable.

The 12 basins of the Khizabavra Tskaro (spring)

Before the water plumbing system was installed in the village the spring was the only water spot for the whole village. Gia Khutsishvili, a local village elder, recalls the way the spring was used in his youth: “In my childhood there were queues for water from both sides of the village. Up in the spring we were washing the wheat, spreading it for drying and protecting from birds.” Over time stone tanks acquired practical meaning to provide water for their livestock and the occasional rug cleaning.

Khizabavra Tskaro (spring) in winter and summertime. 2023+2024