Aspindza
Encyclopedia
Aspindza is a town in southern Georgia's
region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 13,010, mostly ethnic Georgians. It is located at around 41°34′26"N 43°15′22"E.
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 and Vakhushti
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 13,010, mostly ethnic Georgians. It is located at around 41°34′26"N 43°15′22"E.
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 tells -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 and Vakhushti
Vakhushti
Vakhushti was a Georgian prince , geographer, historian and cartographer.- Life :A son of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli , he was born in Tbilisi, 1696...
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