Alertkari
ალერტკარი
Village
Alertkari is located in Georgia
Alertkari
Alertkari
Location in Georgia
Alertkari is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Alertkari
Alertkari
Alertkari (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°32′03″N 41°58′22″E / 42.53417°N 41.97278°E / 42.53417; 41.97278
Country Georgia
MkhareSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Municipality Zugdidi
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2014)
  Total509[1]
DemonymAlertkarali
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Alertkari (Georgian and Mingrelian: ალერტკარი; till February 2, 2018 was called Grigolishi) is a village in the Zugdidi Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia. Situated 12 km north-east of the city Zugdidi. There is a 19th-century church in the village. Tea growing was developed during the Soviet period. During the Soviet period, it was called Grigolish, i.e. "Grigoli's village" in the Mingrelian language, in honor of the Bolshevik Grigol Rogava. In 2018, the old name was returned.[2]

See also

References

  1. "General population census 2014". National Statistical Service of Georgia. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. "ზოგიერთი გეოგრაფიული ობიექტისათვის სახელწოდების გადარქმევის შესახებ | სსიპ "საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე"". matsne.gov.ge. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

42°24′45″N 41°56′46″E / 42.41250°N 41.94611°E / 42.41250; 41.94611


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