Martvili

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.

Martvili

მარტვილი
Town
Martvili downtown
Martvili
Location of Martvili in Georgia
Martvili
Martvili (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°25′N 42°22′E
Country Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total4,425
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

References

  1. "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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