Tetritsqaro
Coordinates: 41°33′N 44°28′E / 41.55°N 44.47°E
The flag of the town
Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro (Georgian: თეთრიწყარო [tʰɛtʰritsʼqʼɑro]) is a town in Kvemo Kartli in southern Georgia.
History
Originally called Agbulakhi, its name was of Azerbaijani origin and literally meant white spring.[1] In 1940, the name was changed to Tetri-Tskaro, which, in Georgian, also means white spring.[1] Town status was granted to it in 1966.[1]
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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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