Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro (Georgian: თეთრიწყარო, romanized: tetrits'q'aro; Georgian pronunciation: [ˈtʰetʰɾitsʼqʼaɾo], Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a town in Kvemo Kartli in southern Georgia. It is the municipal center of Tetritsqaro Municipality. According to 2014 Georgian Census its population is 3,093.[2] The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway which opened in 2017, runs along the rail line through the town.
Tetritskaro
თეთრიწყარო | |
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Town | |
 St. Nicholas Church of Tetri Tskaro (XIX c.) | |
  Tetritskaro Location of Tetritskaro in Georgia  Tetritskaro Tetritskaro (Kvemo Kartli) | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′0″N 44°28′0″E / 41.55000°N 44.46667°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Kvemo Kartli |
| District | Tetritsqaro |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 4,762 |
| Time zone | UTC 4 (Georgian Time) |
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History
editOriginal settlement on this location was called Garisi (გარისი), but due to invasions and wars this place got abandoned and in the beginning of the 19th century became a ghost town.[3] Later, this area was resettled by Georgian Azerbaijanis,[3] who called the settlement Agbulakhi; the name was of Azerbaijani origin and literally meant white spring.[4] In 1940, the name was changed to Tetri-Tskaro, which, in Georgian, also means white spring.[4] Town status was granted to it in 1966.[4]
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ a b ლორთქიფანიძე ი., ქვემო ქართლი XVIII საუკუნის პირველ მეოთხედში, ნაწ. 1-2, 3-4, თბ., 1935-1938
- ^ a b c Pospelov, p. 23
Sources
edit- Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary." Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.
