The use of ''the''

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Hello.
Is the definite article used correctly?
The merging of the Chorokhi and Adjaratskali rivers.
The Wine House in Merveti village.
The arch bridge from IX-XI centuries.
Old-growth forests.
The Machakhela Waterfall.
The Gvara Fortress.
The Machakhela rifle monument.
Suspension bridge across the river.
Aarch bridge from XI-XII centuries
The waterfall.
Dinner with a local Georgian host family (traditional food, Georgian dances)
 
There are no sentences just the names of the places.
 
In what context did you encounter this list of phrases?
 
We don't use Roman numerals for centuries. Write from the eleventh century; twelfth-century bridges.
 
My friend wrote a travel guide article which I have to translate.
 
That's an odd way to phrase it. It makes it seem like somebody is forcing you to do a translation
 
No, no one is forcing me to do a translation. That's for sure:-D.
 
It's the list of the top 11 tourist attractions in that area.
 
OK. Sorry. So are the names written correctly as they are?
 
GoesStation said:
We don't use Roman numerals for centuries. Write from the eleventh century; twelfth-century bridges.
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Thank you. I will correct the dates. Is the rest OK?
 
The waterfall

That doesn't seem very specific unless Georgia has only one waterfall.

Dinner with a local Georgian host family.

That doesn't seem to belong with the rest of the items on the list.
 
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Tarheel said:
Dinner with a local Georgian host family.

That doesn't seem to belong with the rest of the items on the list.
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... nor does it contain 'the'.
 
Tarheel said:
The waterfall

That doesn't seem very specific unless Georgia has only one waterfall. Yes, there is only one waterfall there.

Dinner with a local Georgian host family.

That doesn't seem to belong with the rest of the items on the list.
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You are right. But we need to include it.
 
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So I will use the definite article before each since I am talking about specific locations, right?. If I need to iclude a person's name, should I use the article or not? Eg; (the) Tamar Mepe Arch Bridge and (the) Makhuntseti Waterfall, Andrew the Apostle Waterfall.. I think I should mention that every bridge that was built when the queen Tamar was alive was called Tamar mepe bridge. I capitalized the name of the bridge in bold because it is a specific bridge.

The confluence of the Chorokhi and Adjaratskali rivers.
The Wine House in Merveti village. (Yes, it's the name)
The Old-growth forests.
The Machakhela Waterfall.
The Gvara Fortress.
The Machakhela rifle monument.
The Suspension bridge across the river.
The Aarch bridge from the eleventh and twelfth centuries
The waterfall.
 
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I corrected each name.
The Wine House in Merveti. (No wonder you can't find it on google. It's not that famous)
The confluence of the Chorokhi and Adjaratskali rivers.
The old-growth forests.
The Machakhela Rifle Monument.
The suspension bridge across the river.
The arch bridge from the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
The waterfall. (The only waterfall in that village. The name is not mentioned.)
 
I don't understand. It should be The Tamar Mepe Arch Bridge and the Makhuntseti Waterfall, but Andrew the Apostle Waterfall. Is that right? I was asking whether the definite article is usually included in the names of the parks, waterfalls, etc. I checked official websites for Algeti National Park. It doesn't have the article. Neither does Mtirala National Park.
http://baumzaehlen.de/en/areas/georgia/mtiralanationalpark.html
 
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Rachel Adams said:
I corrected each name.
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The Wine House in Merveti. (No wonder you can't find it on google. It's not that famous)
The confluence of the Chorokhi and Adjaratskali rivers.
The old-growth forests.
The Machakhela Rifle Monument.
The suspension bridge across the river. What river?
The arch bridge from the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
The waterfall. (The only waterfall in that village. The name is not mentioned.) What village?
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Grand Canyon National Park
 
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