- Bazaleti Lake
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lake_name = Bazaleti Lake
image_lake = Bazaleti lake, georgia.jpg
caption_lake = The Bazaleti Lake at the sunset
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basin_countries = Georgia
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area = 1.22 km²
depth = 7 m
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frozen =The Bazaleti Lake ( _ka. ბაზალეთის ტბა) is a
lake in eastern Georgia some 60km northwest of the nation's capitalTbilisi and 5km south of the town ofDusheti .The surface area of the lake is 1.22 sq. km. and its maximum depth is 7 m. The area around the lake housed a flourishing medieval town and is surrounded by many legends. In 1626, the
Battle of Bazaleti between the two rival Georgian factions took place there.Currently, the area is a popular recreational area served by a modern tourist complex.
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