Kartsakhi

Kartsakhi (Georgian: კარწახი, Armenian: Կարծախ) also spelled Kartsakh and Karzakh [1] is a village in Akhalkalaki Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia. It is located on the bank of Kartsakhi Lake, the second largest lake in the country. [2]

Kartsakhi
Georgian: კარწახი
Armenian: Կարծախ
Village
Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi
Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi is located in Georgia
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi
Coordinates: 41°14′45″N 43°16′44″E
CountryGeorgia
MkhareSamtskhe–Javakheti
districtAkhalkalaki Municipality
Population
 (2014)
776
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

History

The village is located on the road connecting Akhalkalaki to the border with Turkey. The Karcachi railway station is the last stop on the Georgian side of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway.[3][4]

Attractions

Notable people

References
  1. Akhalkalak’s Karzakh village to host Jivani Day SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI INFORMATIONAL SITE
  2. Node: Kartsakhi (457365544) Openstreetmap.org
  3. "Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway", www.mkrailway.ge, retrieved 2017-02-08
  4. Kolej, która omija Rosję i jej sojusznika (in Polish), retrieved 2017-10-31
  5. Caucasus Ecoregion Newsletter (PDF), p. 5
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