Tsnori

Tsnori (Georgian: წნორი) is a town (since 1965) in Georgia’s Kakheti region.

It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has a population of 4,776 (2024).

[2] 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.

[4] The most remarkable find comes from the second largest kurgan: the small gold statue of a lion (length: 5.2 cm).

[5] Media related to Tsnori at Wikimedia Commons This Georgia location article is a stub.

Georgian gold lion excavated at Tsnori