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Revision as of 13:04, 5 March 2017
Tetritskaro
თეთრიწყარო | |
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Town | |
  Tetritskaro Location of Tetritskaro in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′0″N 44°28′0″E / 41.55000°N 44.46667°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Kvemo Kartli |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 3,093 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro (Georgian: თეთრიწყარო, romanized: tetrits'q'aro; Georgian pronunciation: [tʰɛtʰritsʼqʼɑro]) 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.[1] The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will run along the rail line through the town.
History
Original 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.[2] Later, this area was resettled by Georgian Azerbaijanis,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). who called the settlement Agbulakhi; the name was of Azerbaijani origin and literally meant white spring.[3] In 1940, the name was changed to Tetri-Tskaro, which, in Georgian, also means white spring.[3] Town status was granted to it in 1966.[3]
See also
References
Notes
Sources
- 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.
