Chkhorotsqu or Chkhorotsku ( ka, ჩხოროწყუ,
Mingrelian Mingrelian may refer to:
*the Mingrelians
*the Mingrelian language
The Mingrelian or Megrelian language ( ) is a Kartvelian language spoken in Western Georgia (regions of Mingrelia and Abkhazia), primarily by the Mingrelians. Mingrelian has hist ...
for "nine springs") is a
townlet in western
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
, located in the
region
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of
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი ) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center ...
and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was 3,141 as of 2014 (including over 1,500
IDPs
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I ...
from breakaway
Abkhazia
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).
[ , p. 6. Government of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.]
Notable residents
*
Gogita Gogua, footballer
See also
*
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი ) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center ...
References
External links
*. Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia
Nature and culture of Chkhorotsku Municipality of Chkhorotsku
Cities and towns in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Kutaisi Governorate
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