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Igoeti
იგოეთი | |
|---|---|
Village | |
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  Igoeti Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′14″N 44°24′27″E / 41.987256°N 44.407425°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Shida Kartli |
| Municipality | Kaspi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 559 |
Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli.[1] It housed 559 people in 2014[2] and has one river running through it.[3]
History
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Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century.[citation needed] Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.[4] Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river.[3] Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.[5] Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.[2]
Ethnic groups
[edit]97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.[2]
Language
[edit]Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located.[3] The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.[7]
Elevation
[edit]Igoeti's elevation is 651 metres (712 yd).[8]
Important sites
[edit]
| Site |
|---|
| Monument to the Defenders of the Fortress |
| Samtavisi Cathedral |
| Shio-Mgvime Monastery |
| Stalin Museum |
| Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin |
| Grakliani Hill |
The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School.[10] Winemaking is also very popular[quantify] in Igoeti.[11] There also is a grocery store named მარკეტი (translates in English to Market). Also, there is a spice shop named Spice Igoeti and a police station. It is called the "Igoeti Police Station" (იგოეთის პოლიციის დანაყოფი).[3] Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.[12]
Location
[edit]Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli,[1] which is situated in Eastern Georgia[11] and is also in the South Caucasus region.[4] It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate.[13] It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road.[3] Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away.[14] It is around 53 kilometres (33 mi) away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).[3][15] Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea.[3] Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609[1] and its telephone code is +995.[citation needed] It is on Georgia Standard Time.[16]
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Nearby airports
[edit]| Name of airport | Number of kilometres away | Number of miles away | Location (Country) | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi International Airport | 57 | 35 | Georgia | [7] |
| Vladikavkaz (Or Beslan Airport) | 137 | 85 | Russia | [7] |
| David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport | 161 | 100 | Georgia | [7] |
| Nalchik Airport | 181 | 112.46 | Russia | [7] |
| Zvartnots International Airport | 205 | 127 | Armenia | [7] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Igoeti Shida Kartli Postal / ZIP codes and streets list - Getpostalcodes.com". www.getpostalcodes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b c "Igoeti (Kaspi, Shida Kartli Region, Georgia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b "About Sights – The Mtkvari River". Georgia About. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ HONG, ZHOU, DE-YUAN, SHI-LIANG. "Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus" (PDF). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Watch (Organization), Human Rights; Buchanan, Jane (2009). Up in Flames: Humanitarian Law Violations and Civilian Victims in the Conflict Over South Ossetia. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-427-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Igoeti - Kaspi district • about.ge". www.about.ge. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Igoeti 2022: Best of Igoeti, Georgia Tourism". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ LEPL Igoeti village public school of Kaspi municipality 1, 19 March 2022, retrieved 2022-04-11
- ^ a b "Shida Kartli". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ Elkjer, Thom (2002). Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World. Travelers' Tales. ISBN 978-1-885211-80-4.
- ^ "7 Major Tectonic Plates (Pacific, African, Eurasian, Antarctic and more) | Earth Eclipse". 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Burford, Tim (2011). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-357-3.
- ^ "53 Km - Distance from Tbilisi to Igoeti". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
