Estia [1] (Estia [2] , cargo. ეშტია ) is a village in Georgia . Belongs to the Ninotsminda municipality of Samtskhe-Javakheti Territory. It is located at the foot of an inactive stratovolcano of the same name, an extrusive lava dome with a height of 2274.7 meters above sea level [1] , a relative height of 400 meters [3] , and peaks in the southern part of the Samsar Range , southeast of the Maly Abuli volcano (Patara-Abuli), near the Paravani River [2] .
| Village | |
| Estia | |
|---|---|
| cargo. ეშტია | |
 Church near Estia | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| Edge | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| municipality | Ninotsminda |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 4 |
Previously, it belonged to the Akhaltsikhe district of the Tiflis province of the Russian Empire . Franks and Armenians lived in the village, whose ancestors moved from Mush (“Mshetsi-frangs”). According to 1885, 1083 residents lived in the village, there were 125 yards, there was an oil mill, two schools and the Armenian Catholic Church [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Map sheet K-38-88 Ganzani . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1982. 1984 edition
- ↑ 1 2 3 Estonia // Geographical-statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire / compiled on behalf of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society P. Semenov, with the assistance of V. Zverinsky, R. Maak, L. Maykov, N. Filippov and I. Bok. - SPb. , 1885. - T. 5: Taardzhal - Yaya. - S. 890. - 1000 s.
- ↑ Aprodov, V.A. Volcanoes. - M .: Thought, 1982.- 361 p. - (Nature of the world).
Literature
- Estonia // Geographical and statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire / compiled on behalf of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society P. Semenov, with the assistance of V. Zverinsky, R. Maak, L. Maykov, N. Filippov and I. Bok. - SPb. , 1885. - T. 5: Taardzhal - Yaya. - S. 890. - 1000 s.