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Jivani Jivani (; 1846–1909), born Serob Stepani Levonian (; also known as Serovbe Stepani Benkoyan, ), was an Armenian '' ashugh'' (bard) and poet. History Jivani was born in Kartsakhi, near Akhalkalaki, Georgia. He became an orphan when he was 8, ...

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Mkhare A ''mkhare'' ( ka, მხარე, ''mxare'') is a type of administrative division in the country of Georgia (country), Georgia. It is usually translated into English as "region". According to presidential decrees issued in 1994 and 1996, Geo ...

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Samtskhe–Javakheti Samtskhe–Javakheti ( ka, სამცხე-ჯავახეთი, , ) is a region (mkhare) in southern Georgia with a population of 147,400 (2023) and an area of . The region has Akhaltsikhe as its administrative center. Samtskhe–Javakheti ...

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Akhalkalaki Municipality Akhalkalaki ( ka, ახალქალაქის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Akhalkalakis munitsip’alit’et’i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia (country), Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a populati ...

, population = 776 , population_as_of = 2014 , timezone = Georgian Time , utc_offset = +4 , timezone_DST = , utc_offset_DST = , coordinates = , elevation_m = , website = , footnotes = , pushpin_map = Georgia#Samtskhe-Javakheti Kartsakhi ( ka, კარწახი, ) also spelled Kartsakh and Karzakh is a village in

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. It is located on the bank of Kartsakhi Lake, the second largest lake in the country.

History

The village is located on the road connecting

Akhalkalaki Akhalkalaki ( ka, ახალქალაქი, tr ; ) is a town in Georgia (country), Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe–Javakheti and the administrative centre of the Akhalkalaki Municipality. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti ...

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. The Karcachi railway station is the last stop on the Georgian side of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway.

Attractions

* Ashough Jivani's House-Museum * The Kartsakhi nature reserve

Notable people

(1846–1909) * Karapet Chobanyan (1927–1978)

References

Populated places in Samtskhe–Javakheti Geography of Samtskhe–Javakheti {{Georgia-geo-stub