Kulashi

Kulashi ( ) is a small town (daba) in Imereti, Georgia with a population of around 1,702 as of 2014. It is located 5 km from the town of Samtredia. It first appears in the 16th century records as a fief of the Mikeladze family. It was granted the status of daba in 1961.

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Settlement.official_name: Kulashi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Imereti
Settlement.mapsize: 280px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Kulashi in Georgia##Location of Kulashi in Imereti
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Imereti
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Samtredia District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 1,702
Settlement.blank1_name: Climate
Settlement.blank1_info: Cfa
Settlement.timezone: Georgian Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.mapframe: yes

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Instance of: Daba
Official name: კულაში
Country: Georgia (country)
Official language: Georgian
Population: 1167
Elevation: 50
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Image: Church in Kulashi.jpg

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different from: Kulaši
native label: კულაში
Commons category: Kulashi

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Kulashi had formerly been a home to one of the largest Georgian Jewish communities, whose size has significantly decreased due to several waves of Jewish expatriation to Israel. As such, it had sometimes been referred to as the "Jerusalem of Georgia". Among the prominent Jews who came from Kulashi are Ephraim Gur and businessman .

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