Geri, Georgia
Geri
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  Geri Location of Geri in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′17″N 44°02′05″E / 42.35472°N 44.03472°ECoordinates: 42°21′17″N 44°02′05″E / 42.35472°N 44.03472°E | |
| Country | South Ossetia (de facto) Georgia (de jure)[1] |
| Mkhare | Shida Kartli |
| Elevation | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 35 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (Moscow summer time) |
Geri (Georgian: გერი; Ossetian: Джер) is a village in the Gori Municipality of Shida Kartli in central Georgia, and in the Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia,[1] that was possibly a birthplace of - great grandfather of Soviet Union's longest lasting dictator, Joseph Stalin.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ a b South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197424921/zaza-jughashvili#source.
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References[]
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 3, p. 98, 1978.
Categories:
- Populated places in Shida Kartli
- Populated places in South Ossetia