Martvili

The Martvili Monastery

Martvili (Template:Lang-ka) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.

Geography

The town of Martvili is located in the Odishi-Guria plain between the Noghela and Abasha rivers, 33 km from the town of Abasha itself. The town rests 170 m above sea level.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Martvili had a population of 4203 people.Template:Historical populations

Twin towns – sister cities

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• Ardeşen, Turkey
• Jevíčko, Czech Republic
• Czarnków, Poland
• Gmina Odolanów, Poland
• Boiarka, Ukraine<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Gallery

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  Abasha river in Martvili
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  Nogha Fortress in Martvili
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  Martvili Monastery
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  Georgian stamp featuring pectoral cross from Martvili

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