ðə ʒɪnvˈɑːli dˈæm ænd ɪts wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˌɛmdˈʌbəljˌuː hˈaɪdɹoʊᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ stˈeɪʃən dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪt mˈʌtʃ ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒəz pˈaʊɚ, ænd ɪts kənstɹˈʌkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks fˈɔːɹmd ðə ʒɪnvˈɑːli ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ, əpˌɑːn hˌuːz nˈɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn ʃˈoːɹz ɹˈaɪzᵻz ˈænɐnjˌʊɹɹi kˈæsəl wɪð ɪts sˈɛvəntˌiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌvðɪ ɐsˈʌmpʃən.
The Zhinvali Dam and its 130 MW hydro-electric power station generate much of Georgia's power, and its construction in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir, upon whose north-western shores rises Ananuri castle with its 17th-century Church of the Assumption.