Akhtala (Gurjaani)
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Achtala ახტალა |
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 Georgia
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| Region : | Kakheti | ||
| Municipality : | Gurjaani | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 45 ' N , 45 ° 47' E | ||
| Height : | 415 m. ü. M. | ||
| Time zone : | Georgian Time (UTC + 4) | ||
| Postal code : | 1500 | ||
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Akhtala ( Georgian ახტალა , ɑχtʼɑlɑ ) is a health resort in Georgia . It is located in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti and is a western suburb of the city of Gurjaani , to which it belongs administratively.
Akhtala is 122 km east of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on the southern edge of the Alaşan Valley .
Akhtala is characterized by a temperate continental climate: there are hot summers and mild winters ; the average annual rainfall is 700 mm.
News about Akhtala can be found in the works of the Georgian historian Wachuschti Batonishvili (called Bagrationi ) from the 18th century. A mineral-containing mud extracted on the outskirts is suitable for medical-therapeutic purposes and has been used for cures since the 1920s. A healing spring was discovered in 1924, a small sanatorium was built in 1932 and the health clinic was opened in 1935.
literature
- M. Nodia , Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 2, p. 109, Tiflis, 1977 (Georgian: მ. ნოდია , ქსე, ტ. 2, გვ. 109, თბილისი, 1977)