Akhalgori
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Akhalgori (; ) is a town in Georgia (in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, according to the official administrative division of Georgia). The name Akhalgori is the original historical name of the town used by the Georgians and officials, whereas Leningor is the name given to the city in the Soviet era and used by the South Ossetians. The town is situated on the banks of the River Ksani, height above sea level — 800 m.
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- Locality
- Ленингор
- Region
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Country
- Хуссар Ирыстон - Южная Осетия
- Population
- 1,420
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Akhalgori / Leningor
- Settlement.native_name
- ახალგორი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Akhalgori aerial.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Ossetia#Georgia Mtskheta-Mtianeti#Georgia (country)
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Akhalgori in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- De facto state
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Leningor
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_total
- 1033
- Settlement.timezone
- Georgian Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Vladimir Lenin
- Official name
- ახალგორი
- Country
- South Ossetia
- Located in
- Akhalgori Municipality
- Official language
- Georgian
- Population
- 2449
- Area
- 7
- Elevation
- 788
- Capital of
- Akhalgori Municipality
- Official website
- www.akhalgori.com
- Image
- Akhalgori aerial.jpg
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- Akhalgori
- native label
- Ленингор
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Control over the town
- Demographics
- Town's position in administrative subdivision makeup
- Industry and commerce
- Climate
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Akhalgori (; ) is a town in Georgia (in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, according to the official administrative division of Georgia). The name Akhalgori is the original historical name of the town used by the Georgians and officials, whereas Leningor is the name given to the city in the Soviet era and used by the South Ossetians. The town is situated on the banks of the River Ksani, height above sea level — 800 m.
==History== The village of Akhalgori was first mentioned in the 18th century by Prince Vakhushti of Kartli in his work The Geographic Description of Georgia. The name derives from the Georgian words meaning "new" (ახალი/akhali) and "hill" or "mountain" (გორა/gora). Before Sovietization of Georgia in 1921, Akhalgori was the residence of Georgian Noble Eristavi Duce. During the Soviet era it was part of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast and was called Leningori (Ленингори; ლენინგორი) after Vladimir Lenin. It was renamed Akhalgori by the Georgian SSR government at the end of 1990.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akhalgori” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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