Baghdati
Baghdati (Georgian: ბაღდათი) is a town of 3,700 people[1] in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistskali, a tributary of the Rioni.
Baghdati ბაღდათი | |
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Town | |
Baghdati Baghdati Baghdati Baghdati (Imereti) | |
Coordinates: 42.070599°N 42.823961°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Region | Imereti |
District | Baghdati |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 3,707 |
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Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) |
Climate | Cfa |
Geography
The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the Khanistskali River, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) west-northwest of Tbilisi and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-southeast of Kutaisi.
The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderately humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
Hotels
1. Guesthouse Zedafoni / https://zedafoni.com
History
Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical Imereti region. Its name shares the same origins as the name of the capital of Iraq, Baghdad: خدا Bag "god" and هدیه dāti "given", which can be translated as "God-given" or "God's gift" in old Persian. When Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and during the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its name was changed to Baghdadi (Russian: Багдади). In 1940, it was renamed Mayakovsky (Georgian: მაიაკოვსკი; Russian: Маяковский), after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who was born here in 1893.[2] In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status.[2] In 1991, slightly modified original name was restored.[2]
Demographics
Year | Population |
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1959 | 4586 |
1970 | 4609 |
1979 | 4831 |
1989 | 5465 |
2002 | 4714 |
2009 | 4800 |
2014 | 3707 |
- Note: Census data 1959–2014[1]
Economy
In Baghdati there is a furniture factory and companies in the food industry (canned food, wine). The nearest railway stations are located in Rioni and Kutaisi.
Culture
Baghdati has the Vladimir Mayakovsky Museum and a National Theatre.
Notable people
- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), poet
Gallery
- Town center
- A park in the town center
- Baghdati Cathedral located in the town center
- Khanistskali River flowing in the town
Notes
- National Statistics Office of Georgia, Population Census 2014
- Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993, p. 30.
External links
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- Municipality of Baghdati (in Georgian)