Pankisi in Georgia is the only place where women perform zikr, a rite rooted in Sufi mysticism. - Monique Jaques/Corbis/Getty Images

Tourists are discovering a fascinating destination on the edge of Europe — but it’s on a US warning list

When travelers head to the Pankisi Valley, the warnings often begin before they arrive, usually from the mouth of a concerned taxi driver, unsure they should be driving tourists to this remote destination. “‘Why are you going there? What are you doing? I don’t know, it’s not safe for you there,’” the drivers say, according…

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