Tetritsqaro

Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro (Georgian: თეთრიწყარო, romanized: tetrits'q'aro; Georgian pronunciation: [ˈtʰetʰɾitsʼqʼaɾo], Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a town in Kvemo Kartli in southern Georgia. It is the municipal center of Tetritsqaro Municipality. According to 2014 Georgian Census its population is 3,093.^[2] The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway which opened in 2017, runs along the rail line through the town.

Tetritskaro თეთრიწყარო
Town
St. Nicholas Church of Tetri Tskaro (XIX c.)
Tetritskaro Location of Tetritskaro in Georgia Show map of Georgia Tetritskaro Tetritskaro (Kvemo Kartli) Show map of Kvemo Kartli
Coordinates: 41°33′0″N 44°28′0″E
Country	Georgia
Region	Kvemo Kartli
District	Tetritsqaro
Elevation	1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	4,762
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Geography

The town of Tetrisqaro is located on the southern side of the Trialeti region, 59 km southwest from the capital Tbilisi. The highway from Tbilisi to Akhalkalaki, near the Georgia–Turkey border, passes through the town.

History

Original settlement on this location was called Garisi (გარისი), but due to invasions and wars this place got abandoned and in the beginning of the 19th century became a ghost town.^[3] Later, this area was resettled by Georgian Azerbaijanis,^[3] who called the settlement Agbulakhi; the name was of Azerbaijani origin and literally meant white spring.^[4] In 1940, the name was changed to Tetri-Tskaro, which, in Georgian, also means white spring.^[4] Town status was granted to it in 1966.^[4]

In the town is the village of Asureti, founded and formerly inhabited by Caucasus Germans. Tetritsqaro also housed major Soviet military barracks, which was abandoned before the Russo-Georgian War.

Gallery

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  View of the town
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  Center of the town
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  Tetrisqaro Municipal Center
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  German Lutheran house in Asureti

See also

• Gudarekhi
• Kvemo Kartli