Mskhaldidi ( Georgian მსხალდიდი , Azeri. Sxəldi və ya Sxaltı ) is a village of the Mtskheta municipality , Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of the Republic of Georgia with a 99% Azerbaijani population . It is located in the south-east of Georgia, in the historical region of Shida Kartli .
| Village | |
| Mshaldidi | |
|---|---|
| cargo. მსხალდიდი azerb. Sxəldi və ya Sxaltı | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Edge | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Mtskheta |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 1926 |
| Former names | Armudlar ( azerb. Armudlar ) |
| Center height | 1140 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 603 [1] people ( 2014 ) |
| Nationalities | Azerbaijanis 99.0% [2] |
| Denominations | Muslims |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | 3300 [3] |
Content
Toponym
Two variants of the name of the village are used among the local Azerbaijani population - “Sikhaldi” or “Sikhalty” ( azerb. “Sxəldi” və ya “Sxaltı” ). [four]
History
The village was previously called Armudlar ( azerb. Armudlar ), which is translated from the Azerbaijani language into Russian means "Pears". [five]
Geography
The village is located on the eastern slope of the Trialeti mountain range , 21 km from Mtskheta , at an altitude of 1140 meters above sea level. [four]
It borders on the city of Tbilisi , the villages of Mukhatskaro , Napetvrebi , Nakhshirgor , Tsodoreti , Lisi , Tkhinvali , Agaraki and Dzveli-Vedzisi of the Mtskheta Municipality . [6]
Population
According to the State Statistics Committee of Georgia, according to the official census of 2014 , the population of the village of Mskhalidi is 603 people and 99% consists of Azerbaijanis . [7]
The first census in the village was conducted in 1926 and was equal to 133 residents in 22 families. [four]
Economics
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture , sheep , cattle and vegetable growing .
Attractions
- High School [4]
- The mosque [8] . Akhund Mosque - Haji Magomed Gambarov. [five]
Famous Natives
- Isak Novruzov - former deputy of the Parliament of Georgia, Deputy Minister of Energy of Georgia
- ADIL HASANOV - Colonel, Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- ALAMDAR GURBANOV - Colonel Lieutenant, Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Links
Notes
- ↑ მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014 . საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური (ნოემბერი 2014). Date of treatment 6 სექტემბერი 2016.
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- ↑ List of postal codes of branches and branches of LLC Post of Georgia Archived on September 21, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Msxaldidi kəndi Archived on October 15, 2012. .
- ↑ 1 2 Gürcüstan Müsəlmanları İdarəsinin şeyxi Vaqif Əkbərovun istefası tələb edilib Archived December 26, 2013 to Wayback Machine (azerb.) .
- ↑ Mskhaldidi location.
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- ↑ Report on the state of the Azerbaijani Muslim community in Georgia Archived on September 24, 2015.