Fakhralo
Coordinates: 41°22′22″N 44°38′20″E / 41.37278°N 44.63889°E
| Fakhralo | |
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 Fakhralo
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| Coordinates: 41°22′22″N 44°38′30″E / 41.37278°N 44.64167°E | |
| Country |  Georgia (country) |
| Mkhare | Kvemo Kartli |
| Rayon | Bolnisi |
| Government | |
| • municipality | Nariman Abdiyev[1] |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,034 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 6,889 |
| Website | [2] |
Fakhrali, also Talaveri (Georgian: ფახრალო, Azerbaijani: Faxralı) is a large village in Bolnisi District of Republic of Georgia.[3]
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[edit] Geographical location
Fakhrali is situated south-west part of country above 530-645 meter of sea level. Distance with capital city Tbilisi is 40 kilometer, with district center of Bolnisi town is 12 kilometer.
[edit] Population
According to population census of Georgia in 2002 its population was 6889 (12.2% of the District) in 1495 family.[4] Gender structure (males/females) of population is 47:53.[5] Such kind of distortion in the gender structure of inhabitants associates with high level of labor emigration form the village since collapse of Soviet Union. In accordance with official statistics 99% of inhabitants are Azerbaijanians.[6]
[edit] Mosque incident
In September 2009 incident occurred between representatives of fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups and inhabitants on the repairs of mosque established in 1905.[7][8] In Human Rights Report 2009 US State Department described this event as follows:
On September 16, representatives from radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups stopped construction on a mosque in a traditionally ethnic-Azeri village. The group members demanded to see the villagers' construction permit, despite not having the legal right to do so, and threatened the villagers with violence if the construction did not cease. The village community members were repairing the roof of their 104-year-old mosque and claimed that they had received permission from local authorities to complete the roof work. At year's end the repairs on the mosque had not continued, as the question of official permission was not settled and members of the orthodox group continued a vigil at the mosque to ensure that villagers did not continue repairs.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.apa.az/video.php?action=show&pid=107858&cat=%20-
- ^ www.faxrali.com
- ^ Rural Settlements with 5000 Inhabitants and Over (in English)
- ^ Report on the population census of the Republic of Georgia in 2002 (in georgian language)
- ^ Statistic Report of village population of Georgia (in Georgian language)
- ^ Statistic Report of village population of Georgia (in Georgian language)
- ^ http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=article&id=4861&lang=en Ombudsman Focused on Intolerance of the Union of Orthodox Parents in His Report
- ^ http://www.osce.org/home/71997 We do not have time for silence: proliferation of the hate speech and hate accidents in Georgia in years 2009‐2010 (OSCE project)
- ^ http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eur/136032.htm 2009 Human Rights Report
