[ATLAS OF THE RESORTS AND THEIR RESOURCES OF THE SOVIET GEORGIA] ატლასი: საქართველოს სსრ კურორტები და საკურორტო რესურსები / At’lasi: Sakartvelos SSR k’urort’ebi da sak’urort’o resursebi...

VIoGA: VAKHUSHTI INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY ACADEMY.

COMPLETE TITLE: [ATLAS OF THE RESORTS AND THEIR RESOURCES OF THE SOVIET GEORGIA] ატლასი: საქართველოს სსრ კურორტები და საკურორტო რესურსები / At’lasi: Sakartvelos SSR k’urort’ebi da sak’urort’o resursebi = Atlas: Resorts and resort resources Georgian SSR = Атлас: Курорты’ и курортный’ ересурсы’ Грузинскоий ССР / Kurorti’ ikurortni’ eresupsi’ Gruzinskoj SSR.

I. G. Koniashvili Research Institute of Curortology and Physiotherapy Gruzcurort, Vakhushti Institute of Geography Academy in Tbilisi, USSR Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography, Moscow, 1989.

Original blue/white illustrated wrappers. Oblong folio. (29 x 43 cm). Texts in 
Georgian, Russian, and English; map details and place names are in Russian. 76 p., 
colour and photographic ills., colour maps. Wear and stains on the surface of the front 
and rear covers. Overall, a good copy.

First edition of this late Soviet atlas, offering a comprehensive touristic resorts and resources overview of Georgia. This atlas includes detailed cartographic and statistical data along with huge colour maps.

Following the preface and introduction, the atlas provides an overview of Soviet Georgia, focusing on its resort and climatic resources. These include data on solar radiation, cloud cover, air temperature variations (summer and winter), wind patterns, atmospheric pressure, and bioclimatic zones. The next chapter, titled “Hydromineral Resources,” explores mineral waters, and medicinal muds, and includes a list of mineral water springs. Other chapters cover topics such as “Resorts and Resort Localities,” “Tourism and Recreation,” and “Prospects for the Development of Resort Business and Tourism.” Each chapter begins with a historical context related to its subject, offering a comprehensive perspective.

OCLC 728978739.