Samshvilde ( ka, სამშვილდე, , also Շամշուլդա, ''Shamshulda'') is a village in the
Tetritsqaro Municipality,
Kvemo Kartli
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Location
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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
Armenians
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References
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Populated places in Tetritsqaro Municipality