Tsalenjikha
Tsalenjikha
წალენჯიხა | |
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  Tsalenjikha Location of Tsalenjikha in Georgia  Tsalenjikha Tsalenjikha (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′42″N 42°04′14″E / 42.61167°N 42.07056°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| District | Tsalenjikha |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,013 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Website | www.tsalenjikha.ge |
Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with a population of 3,847 as of 2014.[2] It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.
Etymology
[edit]"Tsalenjikha" is a composite toponym, meaning in Mingrelian either "the fortress of Chan" (I. Kipchidze, S. Janashia) or "the lower fortress" (A. Chikobava).[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Terenti Graneli (1897–1934), poet
- Georgi Tsurtsumia (born 1980), Georgian-Kazakh wrestler, Olympic medalist
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (born 2001), footballer
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ (in Georgian) Kajaia, Otar. Megrelian-Georgian Dictionary, vol. 1-3. Tbilisi, 2001-2004. Online version from Titus project
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