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{{Short description|Abandoned village in Georgia}}
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'''Kekhvi''' ({{lang-ka|კეხვი}} ''Kekhvi'', {{langx|os|Чъех}} ''Chekh'', {{langx|ru|Кехви}} ''Kekhvi'') is a village in [[South Ossetia]] abandoned after the [[2008 Russo-Georgian War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kekhvi {{!}} Russian Occupation |url=https://russianoccupation.ge/en/locality/9 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=russianoccupation.ge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nikoladze |first=Tatia |date=2018-08-07 |title=Ten years since the August War: stories of two young women from both sides of the conflict - JAMnews |url=https://jam-news.net/ten-years-since-the-august-war-stories-of-two-young-women-from-both-sides-of-the-conflict/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Jamnews in English |language=en-US}}</ref>  The village is located on the left bank of the [[Greater Liakhvi River]]. The [[Transcaucasian highway]] passes through the village. The road from [[Tskhinvali]] to Kekhvi is 7.38&nbsp;km<!-- Google Earth -->. Since the [[2008 South Ossetia war]], the village is controlled by the breakaway republic and included in the [[Tskhinvali District|Tskhinvali district]] by its administrative divisions.

In the south of the [[village]] is situated the village of [[Kurta (village)|Kurta]]. To the east of the [[river]] is the village Kemerti.

North of the village is a small [[hydroelectric]] dam.

==See also==
* [[Shida Kartli]]

== References ==
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{{Gori Municipality}}
{{Administrative divisions of South Ossetia}}

[[Category:Populated places in Gori Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tskhinvali District]]

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