The Choloki ( ka, ჩოლოქი, also Cholok) in
Georgia
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forms the border between the autonomous province of
Ajaria
Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a ...
and the province of
Guria
Guria ( ka, გურია) is a region (''mkhare'') in Georgia (country), Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 104,338 (2023), with Ozurgeti as the regional cap ...
. For a time in the 19th century it formed the border between
Turkey
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and Imperial
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.
History
During the
Crimean War
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the Turks crossed it in 1853 and were driven back the following year during the
Battle of Choloki.
Another
military episode took place on April 16, 1918, when the Georgian National Guard under General-Lieutenant
Giorgi Mazniashvili
Giorgi Mazniashvili ( ka, გიორგი მაზნიაშვილი) (6 April 1871 – 9 September 1937) was a Georgian general and one of the most prominent military figures in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Early life and edu ...
repelled a Turkish invasion force.
The bridge over Choloki river that was a main road link between Ajaria and the rest of Georgia was blown up on May 2, 2004, by the ousted leadership of the Autonomy. Ajarian leader
Aslan Abashidze
Aslan Abashidze ( ka, ასლან აბაშიძე; born 20 July 1938) is the former leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia. He served in this capacity from 18 August 1991 to 5 May 2004. He resigned under the press ...
called the decision to blow up the bridges in the
Kobuleti
Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთი, ) is a town in Adjara, western Georgia (country), Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. It is the seat of Kobuleti Municipality and a seaside resort. It was known as ''Çürüksu'' durin ...
border region "a preventive measure against the possible attempt of military action by the central Georgian authorities."
References
{{Rivers of Georgia
Crimean War
Rivers of Georgia (country)
Geography of Adjara
Military history of Georgia (country)