Tsnori

Tsnori

Tsnori ( _ka. წნორი) is a town (since 1965) in Georgia’s Kakheti region. It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has the population of 6,066 (2002 Georgia Census).

Archaeological digs at Tsnori have revealed clusters of kurgans which contain the most elaborate burial mounds among the Early Bronze Age kurgan cultures of South Caucasia. [Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine (2001), "Encyclopedia of Prehistory", p. 35. Springer, ISBN 0306462583.]

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