Igoeti

Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli.[1] It housed 559 people in 2014[2] and has one river running through it.[3]

Igoeti
იგოეთი
Village
Igoeti is located in Georgia
Igoeti
Igoeti
Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 41.987256°N 44.407425°E / 41.987256; 44.407425
Country Georgia
RegionShida Kartli
MunicipalityKaspi

History
P. tenuifolia, which was first recorded in Igoeti.

Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century. Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.[4] Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river.[3] Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.[5] Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.[6]

Demographics

Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.[2]

Ethnic groups

97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.[2]

Language

Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located.[3] The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.[7]

Elevation

Igoeti's elevation is 651 metres (712 yd).[8]

Important sites
The Samtavisi Cathedral in Igoeti.
Sites[9]
Site
Monument to the Defenders of the Fortress
Samtavisi Cathedral
Shio-Mgvime Monastery
Stalin Museum
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Grakliani Hill

The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School.[10] Winemaking is also very popular in Igoeti.[11] There also is a grocery store named მარკეტი (translates in English to Market). Also, there is a spice shop named Spice Igoeti and a police station. It is called the "Igoeti Police Station" (იგოეთის პოლიციის დანაყოფი).[3] Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.[12]

Location

Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli,[1] which is situated in Eastern Georgia[11] and is also in the South Caucasus region.[4] It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate.[13] It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road.[3]

Regional Codes

Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609[1] and its telephone code is +995. It is located on Georgia Standard Time.[14]

Nearby Cities

Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away.[15] It is around 53 kilometres (33 mi) away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).[3][16]

Nearby Seas and Oceans

Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea, however, Igoeti is near the middle of Georgia which is surrounded not only by land but the Caspian Sea as well, so Igoeti is second-nearest to the Caspian sea as well.[3]

The Tbilisi International Airport.

Nearby Airports[7]
Nearby Airports in kilometres and Miles
Name of Airport Number of kilometres away Number of miles away Country in
Tbilisi International Airport 57 35 Georgia
Vladikavkaz (Or Beslan Airport) 137 85 Russia
David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport 161 100 Georgia
Nalchik Airport 181 112.46 Russia
Zvartnots International Airport 205 127 Armenia

See also

References
  1. "Igoeti Shida Kartli Postal / ZIP codes and streets list - Getpostalcodes.com". www.getpostalcodes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. "Igoeti (Kaspi, Shida Kartli Region, Georgia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. "About Sights – The Mtkvari River". Georgia About. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. HONG, ZHOU, DE-YUAN, SHI-LIANG. "Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus" (PDF). Retrieved June 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Watch (Organization), Human Rights; Buchanan, Jane (2009). Up in Flames: Humanitarian Law Violations and Civilian Victims in the Conflict Over South Ossetia. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-427-6.
  7. "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  8. "Igoeti - Kaspi district • about.ge". www.about.ge. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  9. "Igoeti 2022: Best of Igoeti, Georgia Tourism". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  10. LEPL Igoeti village public school of Kaspi municipality 1, retrieved 2022-04-11
  11. "Shida Kartli". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  12. Elkjer, Thom (2002). Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World. Travelers' Tales. ISBN 978-1-885211-80-4.
  13. "7 Major Tectonic Plates (Pacific, African, Eurasian, Antarctic and more) | Earth Eclipse". 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  14. "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  15. Burford, Tim (2011). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-357-3.
  16. "53 Km - Distance from Tbilisi to Igoeti". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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