Tetritsqaro
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.[1] 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 | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Kvemo Kartli |
| District | Tetritsqaro |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,093 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
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,[2] 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
- "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ლორთქიფანიძე ი., ქვემო ქართლი XVIII საუკუნის პირველ მეოთხედში, ნაწ. 1-2, 3-4, თბ., 1935-1938
- Pospelov, p. 23
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.
