Samshvilde (village)
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Samshvilde ( ka, სამშვილდე, , also Շամշուլդա, ''Shamshulda'') is a village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality,
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. It is located 4 km south of the town of Tetritsqaro and 2 km north of the ruins of the medieval town of Samshvilde. The village was founded by a group of Armenians in the early 19th century and named after the nearby historical locale. The environs of the village, on the middle Khrami River, are a protected area as the Samshvilde Canyon Natural Monument.


Population

As of the 2014 national census, Samshvilde had a population of 443, mostly (98%) ethnic
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References

{{Reflist Populated places in Tetritsqaro Municipality