Kulashi is a townlet (daba) in Imereti

Imereti

Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region...

, Georgia

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...

 with the population of around 2,000 as of 2002. It is located 5 km from the town of Samtredia

Samtredia

Samtredia is a town in Imereti, Georgia, lying in a lowland between the rivers Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali, 244 km west of Tbilisi, and 27 km west of Kutaisi, the nation’s capital and the second largest city respectively. Georgia’s most important roads and railways converge there, making Samtredia...

. It first appears in the 16th century records as a fief of the Mikeladze

Mikeladze

Mikeladze was a Georgian noble family, known from at least the 14th century, and claiming descent from the Bagratids of Taron. The senior, and the princely, line of the Mikeladze flourished in Imereti , while a collateral branch was later established as the petite nobles Mikelashvili in Kartli...

 family. It was granted the status of daba in 1961. Kulashi had formerly been a home to one of the largest Georgian Jewish

Georgian Jews

The Georgian Jews are from the nation of Georgia, in the Caucasus...

 community, whose size has significantly decreased due to several waves of Jewish expatriation to Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

.