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S6 Highway (Georgia)
The Georgian S6 route ( Georgian: საერთაშორისო მნიშვნელობის გზა ს6, ''Saertashoriso mnishvnelobis gza S6'', road of international importance), also known as Ponichala–Marneuli–Guguti ( Armenian border), is a "road of international importance" within the Georgian road network and runs from Ponichala in Tbilisi via Marneuli and Bolnisi to the border with Armenia near Guguti over a distance of . After crossing the Georgian-Armenian border the highway continues as M3 to Vanadzor and Ashtarak, northwest of Yerevan. The S6 highway is entirely part of European E117 route xwhile the Ponichala to Marneuli segment is also part of the Asian AH81 highway. The route connects with the Georgian S4 highway at its northern terminus in Ponichala and with the S7 highway in Marneuli. Furthermore, the road is mostly located in the Kvemo Kartli region as a two lane road, while the three kilometers in Ponichala are located in the capital r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolnisi
Bolnisi ( ka, ბოლნისი, az, Qəmərli), is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. It currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants. History Bolnisi was settled by 95 German colonist families from Swabia in 1818, whilst part of the Georgia Governorate of the Russian Empire. Upon the arrival of the German colonists, the town was renamed ''Yekaterinenfeld'' (russian: Екатериненфельд; ) in honor of the sister of Tsar Alexander I, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who was married to the King of Württemberg. Some eight years later, Yekaterinenfeld was pillaged by what were described as "Tartars", who burned down the German colony and massacred many of its inhabitants. In the early 20th century, Yekaterinenfeld had a mainly German and Russian population of 2,332. Following the Russian Revolution and the Sovietization of Georgia in 1921, Yekaterinenfeld was eponymously renamed to ''Luxemburg'' (russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardabani Municipality
__NOTOC__ Gardabani ( ka, გარდაბნის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Gardabnis Municiṕaliťeťi'') is a municipality in Georgia's southern region Kvemo Kartli. It covers an area of . As of 2021 it had a population of 80,329 people. The city of Gardabani is its administrative centre. Modern History After the annexation of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti by the Russian Empire in 1801, the area of modern Gardabani administratively became part of the Tiflis Uyezd, which itself was part of the successive governates Georgia Governorate, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate and finally between 1846 and 1917 the Tiflis Governorate. Within the Tiflis Uyezd, present day Gardabani was located in the western half of the administrative uchastoks Karayaz (Караязский участок) and Sartachal (Сартачальский участок). The southern part (Karayaz) was mainly inhabited by Azerbaijanis, who at the time were referred to as Tatars like other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AH81
Asian Highway 81 (AH81) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 1143 km (714 miles) from Larsi, Georgia to Baku, Azerbaijan, with ferry connection to Aktau, Kazakhstan. The route is as follows: Georgia * S3 Highway: Larsi - Natakhtari * S1 Highway: Natakhtari - Mtskheta * S9 Highway: Mtskheta - Tbilisi - Rustavi * S4 Highway: Rustavi - Tbilisi * S6 Highway: Tbilisi - Marneuli * S7 Highway: Marneuli - Sadakhlo Armenia * : Dzoramut - Vanadzor - Ashtarak * : Ashtarak - Yerevan * : Yerevan - Yereskh Azerbaijan * R63 Road: Sadarak * M7 Highway: Sədərək - Nakhchivan * M8 Highway: Nakhchivan - Julfa - Ordubad - Kilit **''Branch'' R65 Road: Julfa - Jolfa (, ) Armenia * M-2 Highway: Agarak - Meghri * M-17 Highway: Meghri - Nrnadzor * H-49 Road: Nrnadzor - Aghband Azerbaijan *(under Republic of Artsakh control) M6 Highway: Aghband - Mərcanlı * M6 Highway: Goradiz - Hajiqabul * M2 Highway: Hajiqabul - Ələt - Baku Kazakhstan *: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E117
European Route E 117 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. Description The E 117 starts from Mineralnye Vody, Russia, via the Georgian Military Road to Georgia's capital Tbilisi, via the Armenian capital Yerevan and on to Meghri on the border of Iran. It runs for a total distance of . Between Mineralnye Vody and Beslan, it is concurrent with E 50 and Russian highway M29. Route *: (Concurrent with ): Mineralnye Vody – Pyatigorsk – Baksan – Nalchik – Beslan *: Beslan - Vladikavkaz – Nizhniy Lars *: Larsi - Mtskheta *: Mtskheta () - Tbilisi () *: Tbilisi - Marneuli () – Bolnisi - Kazreti - Guguti *: Gogavan - Vanadzor () - Ashtarak () *: Ashtarak () – Yerevan *: Yerevan – Artashat - Yeraskh () – Goris – (a section passes through [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BCE, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BCE by King Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital." By the late ancient Armenian Kingdom, new capital cities were established and Yerevan declined i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashtarak
Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn province. Ashtarak is an important crossroad of routes for the Yerevan–Gyumri–Vanadzor triangle. The town plays a great role in the national economy as well as the cultural life of Armenia through several industrial enterprises and cultural institutions. It has developed as a satellite town of Yerevan. The nearby village of Mughni is part of the Ashtarak municipality. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 18,834. However, as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Ashtarak is 18,000. The prelacy of the Diocese of Aragatsotn of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Ashtarak. Etymology The name of "Ashtarak" is the Armenian word for ''tower'' or ''fortress''. However, according to linguist '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanadzor
Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census. Currently, the town has a population of approximately 76,200. Vanadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Etymology Vanadzor was previously known as ''Gharakilisa'' (), meaning "black church" in Turkic. In the official records of the Russian Empire, the city was labelled as ''Karakilis Bolshoye'' (). Following the Sovietization of Armenia, the city was renamed ''Martunashen'' (, alternatively ''Martunakan'') in 1926 after Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary Alexander Miasnikian. On 3 January 1935, it was renamed ''Kirovakan'' (), after the popular Russian Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov. A close associate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Armenia
Roads in Armenia serve as the main transport network in Armenia. With an underdeveloped railway network, principally due to its difficult terrain, the road system is of vital importance for the development of the country. Its role is important both with national and international traffic. The total length of the Armenian road network is , 96.7% of which is asphalted. For every of national territory, there are of roads. Armenia is a member of the International Road Transport Union and the TIR Convention. Highways of national importance The first roads as we conceive them in a modern perception, appeared in Armenia in the 19th Century. The main roads in the country are: * Մ1 Yerevan - Ashtarak - Gyumri - Bavra (). Length: * Մ2 Yerevan - Ararat - Yeraskh () - Kapan - Meghri () - Kilit Border (. Length: * Մ3 Margara () - Ashtarak - Vanadzor - Dzoramut (). Length: * Մ4 Yerevan - Hrazdan - Sevan - Azatamut () *Մ5 Yerevan - Armavir - Border crossing with Turkey (clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marneuli
Marneuli ( ka, მარნეული , az, Sarvan) is a town in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli Municipality that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia. Toponymy According to Georgian sources, the name ' is of Georgian origin and some have attested the name to "'" ( ka, მარანი), the Georgian word "winery". The name used by the Azerbaijanis to refer to the city, ', The word was borrowed from Persian ' ( fa, ساربان), meaning "the keeper of camels". Population According to the 2014 Georgian census the population of the town was 20,211. The town is predominantly populated by Georgian Azerbaijanis (83,1%). History Marneuli is the center of the Marneuli Municipality of Georgia. By the decree of the Georgian SSR of March 18, 1947, the village of Borchalo was renamed into Marneuli. It received the status of a city in 1964. On July 1, 1625, north of Marneuli near the Algeti River on the Marabda field, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Language
Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its population. Its speakers today number approximately four million. Classification No claimed genetic links between the Kartvelian languages and any other language family in the world are accepted in mainstream linguistics. Among the Kartvelian languages, Georgian is most closely related to the so-called Zan languages ( Megrelian and Laz); glottochronological studies indicate that it split from the latter approximately 2700 years ago. Svan is a more distant relative that split off much earlier, perhaps 4000 years ago. Dialects Standard Georgian is largely based on the Kartlian dialect. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmanisi Municipality
__NOTOC__ Dmanisi ( ka, დმანისის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Dmanisis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in Georgia (country), Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli, covering an area of . As of 2021 it had a population of 20,922 people. The city of Dmanisi is its administrative centre. Administrative divisions Dmanisi municipality is administratively divided into 15 communities (თემი, temi) with 57 villages (სოფელი, sopeli) and one city (Dmanisi). Population The population of Dmanisi Municipality is 20,922 according to the 2021 estimate, which is a slight increase from the last census of 2014 (19,141). The ethnic composition is 31.2% Georgian, 65.5% Azerbaijani. The population density is 17.5 people per square kilometer. Politics Dmanisi Municipal Assembly (Georgian language, Georgian: დმანისის საკრებულო, ''Dmanisi Sakrebulo'') is the representative body in Dmanisi Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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