Baghdati
Baghdati
ბაღდათი | |
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 Baghdati Town Center | |
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  Baghdati Baghdati  Baghdati Baghdati (Imereti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°4′4″N 42°49′29″E / 42.06778°N 42.82472°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Imereti |
| District | Baghdati |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,511 |
| Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Baghdati (Georgian: ბაღდათი, romanized: baghdati [b̥äɣd̪ät̪ʰi]) is a town of 3,700 people[2] in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistsqali, a tributary of the Rioni.
Geography
[edit]The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the river Khanistsqali, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) west-northwest of Tbilisi and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-southeast of Kutaisi.
The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderately humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
History
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Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical region of Imereti.[citation needed] Its name shares the same roots as Baghdād, the capital of Iraq derived from the Pahlavi words bagh ("god") and dāti ("given"), translating to "God-given" or "God’s gift." The town has gone under many name changes through out its history. During the Imperial and early Soviet era the town's name was adapted into its Russian form of Bagdadi. (Russian: Багдади)[citation needed] In 1940, it was renamed Mayakovsky (Georgian: მაიაკოვსკი; Russian: Маяковский), after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who was born in the settlement in 1893.[3] In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status.[3] In 1991, the original Georgian name was restored.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Population |
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| 1959 | 4586 |
| 1970 | 4609 |
| 1979 | 4831 |
| 1989 | 5465 |
| 2002 | 4714 |
| 2009 | 4800 |
| 2014 | 3707 |
- Note: Census data 1959–2014[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), poet
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- 1 2 National Statistics Office of Georgia, Population Census 2014
- 1 2 3 Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993, p. 30.
External links
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- Municipality of Baghdati[permanent dead link] (in Georgian)
