Vale, Georgia

Vale (Georgian: ვალე) is a town in southwestern Georgia, 12 km (7 mi) from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 3,646.[1] Vale is a border crossing point into the Turkish village of Türkgözü, in Posof district.

Vale
ვალე
Town
Vale
ვალე
Location of Vale in Georgia
Vale
ვალე
Vale
ვალე (Samtskhe-Javakheti)
Coordinates: 41°37′0″N 42°52′0″E
Country Georgia (country)
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total3,646
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

The town is situated on the right bank of the Potskhovi River (a tributary to the Mtkvari), on the slopes of the Lesser Caucasus at 1,000-1,200 m above sea level.

Vale is first recorded as a village in the 10th-century. It emerged as a center of lignite industry in the Soviet era and acquired town status in 1962.

Vale houses a medieval Georgian Church of the Theotokos originally built in the 10th century, but reconstructed as a three nave basilica in the 16th century. The town is a home to a sizable Armeno-Georgian Catholic community.

See also

References

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


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