Dzveli-Kanda ( Georgian. ძველი ქანდა ) - the village is part of the Mtskheta municipality of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region in Georgia , in the Mukhrani region.
| Village | |
| Dzveli Kanda | |
|---|---|
| cargo. ძველი ქანდა | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Edge | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Mtskheta |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1106 [1] people ( 2014 ) |
| Nationalities | Assyrians (58.7%) Georgians 35.0% [2] |
| Denominations | christians |
Most of the villagers are descendants of the Assyrians who moved to the Russian Empire from the vicinity of Lake Urmia in Persia (modern province of Western Azerbaijan ). A large role in the resettlement of the Assyrians on the territory of Georgia was played by the activities of the Urmian spiritual mission .
Of the 1106 inhabitants of the village, Assyrians make up almost 60% of the population.
Attractions
In the village in the cemetery there are several temples of the Assyrian Church of the East , to which the vast majority of Assyrians of the CIS belong.
In July 2010, with the blessing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Elijah II , a monastery was opened in the village in honor of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers (in the Middle Ages the Assyrians were also known as Syrians, native speakers of the Syrian language ). The abbot of the monastery is Schiarchimandrite Seraphim (Bitbunov), who is feeding the Georgians and Assyrian parishioners of the Georgian Orthodox Church [3] .
See also
Kartli
Notes
- ↑ მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014 . საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური (ნოემბერი 2014). Date of treatment 6 სექტემბერი 2016.
- ↑ Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- ↑ Monastery of the Thirteen Holy Assyrian Fathers (Dzveli Kanda) - Alphabet of a pilgrim . azbyka.ru. Date of treatment January 29, 2018.