Aspindza
Aspindza
ასპინძა | |
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Borough | |
Coordinates: 41°34′24″N 43°15′00″E / 41.57333°N 43.25000°E / 41.57333; 43.25000 | |
Country | Georgia |
Region | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
District | Aspindza |
Borough from | 1961 |
Elevation | 1,090 m (3,580 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 2,793 |
Time zone | GMT+4 |
Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძა) is a daba ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 2,793 (2014 census), mostly ethnic Georgians.[2] It is located at around 41°34′26″N 43°15′22″E / 41.57389°N 43.25611°E / 41.57389; 43.25611.
History
The word "Aspindza" derives from a Persian word "اسب انداز", which means "a place to rest". The year of the foundation the town is considered to be 888, as Leonti Mroveli (Georgian: ლეონტი მროველი) tells -
The run away Nasra was caught near Samtskhe, and killed by Aspindza in the year 888
[3]
By the end of the 16th century Aspindza had been conquered by the Ottoman Turks. According to their census, "Aspindza was a big village, that consisted of 50 families with gardens and orchards". The village is mentioned in chronicle of Sumbat Davitisdze (Georgian: სუმბატ დავითის ძე) and Vakhushti (Georgian: ვახუშტი).[4]
Literature
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, article ასპინძა.
See also
References
- ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ 2002 Georgia Census Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. State Department of Statistics of Georgia. Retrieved on February 16, 2010
- ^ Ivane Javakhishvili, „The history of Georgian Nation“, II, 1983, page 102
- ^ ჯიქია; გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი. წიგნი III. გამოკვლევა. თბილისი, 1958
External links
- Aspindza District[permanent dead link]