Gondola · Dioknisi, Georgia
Zanka
Zanka is a gondola near Dioknisi, Georgia. It climbs 299 m over 1.78 km, from 1,700 m to 1,998 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
32/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Zanka is scarier than 32% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 15 of 22 in Georgia.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.07 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 352 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Zanka is near Dioknisi, Georgia, at 1,700 m above sea level (41.63686° N, 42.49081° E). From there it runs 1.78 km up to the top station at 1,998 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2013
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- "ხულო" - "თაგო" საბაგირო ("Khulo" - "Tago" Aerial Tramway) cable car · 15.2 km away · rises 218 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.