Variani ( ka, ვარიანი) is a village in the Gori District of

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, about from Gori. As of 2014, it had a population of 1,469. Variani is best known for being the birthplace of Iakob Gogebashvili and the location of the Iakob Gogebashvili House Museum, being a border village to the

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disputed territory, and being occupied by Russian forces in the

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until 8 October 2008.

Notable people

In addition to Iakob Gogebashvili, who was born in Variani in 1841, the boxer Georgi Kandelaki who won the

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in the Superheavyweight category and competed in the

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, was born on 10 April 1971 in Variani.

References

Populated places in Gori Municipality {{Georgia-geo-stub

Notable people

See also

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