Kareli, Georgia
| Kareli ქარელი | |
|---|---|
  Kareli ქარელი Location of Kareli in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′28″N 43°54′4″E / 42.02444°N 43.90111°ECoordinates: 42°01′28″N 43°54′4″E / 42.02444°N 43.90111°E | |
| Country |
 Georgia (country) |
| Mkhare | Shida Kartli |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 7,200 |
| Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) |
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Kareli (Georgian: ქარელი) is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkvari (Kura), 94 km west of the nation’s capital of Tbilisi.
Overview
Kareli is first mentioned as a village in the 1715 documents. It was a property of the Tsitsishvili noble family. It acquired the status of a town under the Soviet government in 1981. Since 1939, it has been an administrative center of the homonymous district. As of the 2002 census, Kareli had a population of approximately 7,200.[1]
Kareli has a humid subtropical climate with moderately cold winters and long warm summers. The town’s environs are a home to several architectural monuments of medieval Georgia such as the churches of Zghuderi, Samtsevrisi, Ruisi, and Kintsvisi, and the fortress of Ortubani (Dzama).
References
- ↑ (Georgian) Shida Kartli: Passport. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.
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