Borjali
Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′ 10 ″ N , 44 ° 49 ′ 1 ″ E
Bortschali ( Georgian ბორჩალო / Bortschalo , Azerbaijani Borçalı ) is a historic landscape in southeastern Georgia . Until 1947 it was also the name of the city of Marneuli . The name comes from the Azerbaijani language .
The Bortschali landscape lies in the eastern part of the Georgian administrative region of Lower Cartlia in the area of the Marneuli , Gardabani and Bolnissi Rajons . It borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia . Until 1736 it belonged to the Sultanate of Bortschali. It formed a Ujesd within the Tbilisi Governorate .
The city of Bortschali was renamed Marneuli in 1947 . The name Marneuli comes from the Georgian language .
Both in the city and in the region, the Azerbaijanis make up the largest population group, followed by Georgians , Armenians , Greeks and Russians .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guide to Bordjalou rugs ( Memento from June 29, 2008)
- ↑ Motion project of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ( Memento of 6 June 2009 at the Internet Archive )