Gurjaani
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Gurjaani გურჯაანი |
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 Georgia
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| Region : | Kakheti | ||
| Municipality : | Gurjaani | ||
| Founded : | 1934 | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 45 ′ N , 45 ° 48 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 415 m. ü. M. | ||
| Residents : | 8,024 (2014) | ||
| Time zone : | Georgian Time (UTC + 4) | ||
| Postal code : | 1500 | ||
| Community type: | city | ||
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Gurjaani ( Georgia გურჯაანი , gʊrd͡ʒɑːnɪ ) is a city in the region of Kakheti in Georgia .
geography
Gurdschaani is located approx. 122 km east of the capital Tbilisi and is the administrative center of the municipality of the same name . Gurdschaani has 8024 inhabitants (2014).
The health resort Akhtala is located near the city .
history
Archaeological excavations have shown that the urban area has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
In 1915 the city was connected to the railway network with the Tbilisi – Telavi line. The line is now operated by the Georgian Railway, Sakartwelos Rkinigsa . However, passenger traffic no longer takes place here.
Attractions
Near the city are the monastery churches of Gurdschaani and Watschnadsiani from the 8th / 9th centuries. Century. Both are All Saints Churches (Qelazminda).
sons and daughters of the town
- Natela Iankoschwili (1918–2008), painter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas . Vol. 8: The Middle East and Caucasus . 2006. ISBN 954-12-0128-8 , pp. 15, 17.
- ^ Homepage of the Georgian Railway.