Tetritsqaro
Tetritskaro
თეთრიწყარო | |
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Town | |
![]() St. Nicholas Church of Tetri Tskaro (XIX c.) | |
![]() ![]() Tetritskaro Location of Tetritskaro in Georgia | |
Coordinates: 41°33′0″N 44°28′0″E / 41.55000°N 44.46667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro (Georgian: თეთრიწყარო, romanized: tetrits'q'aro; Georgian pronunciation: [tʰɛtʰritsʼqʼɑro], Azerbaijani: Tetritskaro) 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.
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]
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- 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.
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