Akhaltsikhe Municipality
Akhaltsikhe ) is a municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Covering an area of 1,010.4 km2. As of 2021 it had a population of 39,463 people. The city of Akhaltsikhe is its administrative centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: municipality of Georgia with 39,500 residents
- Description: district of Georgia
- Also known as: “Akhaltsikhskiy Rayon” and “Akhaltsʼikhis Raioni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum named after Ivane Javakhishvili and Ahmediyye Mosque.
Samtskhe-Javakheti History Museum named after Ivane Javakhishvili
Museum
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The Samtskhe–Javakheti History Museum is a museum in Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia, founded in 1923. In its current renovated form, the museum was opened in 2012 as part of the Georgian National Museum network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akhaltsikhe and Minadze.
Akhaltsikhe
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Akhaltsikhe is a small city of about 18,000 people and the capital of Samtskhe-Javakheti. It's a rather sleepy town, but its Old City and Old Turkish baths are worth a visit, and it's a great base for exploring the surrounding areas, including Sapara Monastery in the immediate vicinity and Vardzia to the south with Khertvisi and Tmogvi Fortresses along the way.
Minadze
Village
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Minadze is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Akhaltsikhe Municipality.
Mikeltsminda
Village
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Mikeltsminda is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Akhaltsikhe Municipality.
Akhaltsikhe Municipality
- Location: Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Akhaltsikhe Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ախալցխայի շրջան”
- Azerbaijani: “Ahalsıx rayonu”
- Belarusian: “Ахалцыскі муніцыпалітэт”
- Belarusian: “Ахалцыхскі муніцыпалітэт”
- Catalan: “Municipi d’Akhaltsikhé”
- Cebuano: “Akhaltsikhis Munitsip’alit’et’i”
- Chinese: “阿哈爾齊赫市鎮”
- Dutch: “Achaltsiche”
- Finnish: “Akhaltsikhen piirikunta”
- French: “Akhaltsikhe”
- Georgian: “Akhalts’ikhis Raioni”
- Georgian: “Akhaltsikhis Munitsip’alit’et’i”
- Georgian: “ახალციხის მუნიციპალიტეტი”
- Georgian: “ახალციხის რაიონი”
- German: “Munizipalität Achalziche”
- Greek: “Δήμος Ακχαλτσίχε”
- Hebrew: “אחַלציחיס מוניציפליטי”
- Hebrew: “אחלציחיס ראיוני”
- Hebrew: “נפת אחלציחה”
- Italian: “municipalità di Akhaltsikhe”
- Italian: “Municipalità di Akhaltsikhe”
- Japanese: “アハルツィヘ地区”
- Mingrelian: “ახალციხეშ მუნიციპალიტეტი”
- Ossetian: “Ахалцихейы муниципалитет”
- Persian: “شهرداری آخالتسیخه”
- Russian: “Ахалцихский муниципалитет”
- Russian: “Ахалцихский район”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Ajaltsije”
- Swedish: “Achaltsiche”
- Turkish: “Ahıska Belediyesi”
- Turkish: “Ahıska”
- Ukrainian: “Ахалцихський муніципалітет”
- Uzbek: “Akhaltsikhe munitsipaliteti”
- Waray (Philippines): “Akhaltsikhe”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Akhaltsikhe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Klde and Zeubani.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rabati Fortress and Mta Tsip’ora.
Samtskhe-Javakheti: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Akhalkalaki, and Vardzia.
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