Aspindza
| Aspindza ასპინძა |
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 Aspindza
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| Coordinates: 41°34′26″N 43°15′22″E / 41.57389°N 43.25611°ECoordinates: 41°34′26″N 43°15′22″E / 41.57389°N 43.25611°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Time zone | GMT+4 |
Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძა) is a town in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 13,010, mostly ethnic Georgians.[1] It is located at around 41°34′26″N 43°15′22″E / 41.57389°N 43.25611°E.
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[edit] History
The word "Aspindza" derives from a Persian word, which meant "a hotel on a big road". 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
By the end of the XVI-th 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).[3]
[edit] Literature
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, article ასპინძა.
[edit] References
- ^ 2002 Georgia Census. 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
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