Narazeni ( Georgian and ) is a village in the

Zugdidi Municipality Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a Municipality of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Zugdidi Municipality is located in the central part of western Georgia, and has an area of . I ...

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 ...

region of western

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. It is situated 17 km east of the city

Zugdidi Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი ; or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 3 ...

History

The village was on the transit route in the

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period. During the

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, Narazeni was a farming village. There were tea plantations, fruit gardens, and mandarine plantations. Presently, the head of the village is Nana Janjgava (2015-).

Geography

The village is partly mountainous. The Chanistskali River flows through the village.

Population

As of 2014, the village has a population of 2,345. Narazeni residents speak Mengrelian, Georgian,

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and a little bit

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Facilities

In the village there are three schools, a

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, police, and a few shops. During the Soviet period a newspaper in the

Megrelian 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 historically been only a regional language within the boundaries of his ...

called " Narazenish Chai" was published in the village.

Notable citizens

Eleonora Archaia - (b. 1967) is a Georgian politician and Businesswoman, who is a member of

Kutaisi City Assembly Kutaisi Municipal Assembly (Georgian language, Georgian: ქუთაისის საკრებულო) is a representative body in the city of Kutaisi, Georgia (country), Georgia. currently consisting of 35 members; of these, 28 are pro ...

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