Gurjaani ( Georgian გურჯაანი ) is a city (since 1934 ), the center of the Gurjaan Municipality of Georgia .
| City | |
| Gurjaani | |
|---|---|
| cargo. გურჯაანი | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Region | Kakheti |
| municipality | Gurjaan |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 8024 [1] people ( 2014 ) |
| Nationalities | Georgians 96.8%, Armenians 1.4%, Russians 0.8% [2] |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | |
| Car code | Geo |
The population is 8,024 inhabitants ( 2014 ).
Located on the right bank of the Alazani Valley . Railway station 122 km east of Tbilisi ; from Gurjaani a railway branch (21 km) to Tsnori .
Economics
It is the center of the developed viticulture and winemaking region of Georgia . Gurjaani has a winery, cannery, distillery, brick and mechanical repair plants.
Culture
- There are six museums in Gurjaani and its environs: the house museum of Joseph Noneshvili , Nato Vachnadze , Ivan Beritashvili , the Shalikashvili Museum of Military Glory, the Great Patriotic War Memorial and the museum of the history of the village of Vachnadziani.
- The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in the VIII century , is unique with its two domes [4] . Currently, the restoration is completed, and the temple and the road to it are in excellent condition.
Tourism
Mud health resort Akhtala . Former resort of all-Union significance.
Notes
- ↑ მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014 . საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური (ნოემბერი 2014). Circulation date 26 ივლისი 2016.
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- ↑ Georgia Post - 1805.
- ↑ The unique Georgian church of the VIII century is in danger of destruction (html). Sedmitsa.Ru (08/17/2009). Date of treatment November 23, 2010. Archived March 19, 2012.