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Martvili

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Martvili
მარტვილი
Town
Martvili downtown
Martvili downtown
Martvili is located in Georgia
Martvili
Martvili
Location of Martvili in Georgia
Martvili is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Martvili
Martvili
Martvili (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 42°22′40″E / 42.41389°N 42.37778°E / 42.41389; 42.37778
Country Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
District Martvili
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total3,980
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Websitehttp://martvili.gov.ge
The Martvili Monastery

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.

References

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  1. ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.