Английская Википедия:Baghdati
Baghdati (Шаблон:Lang-ka) is a town of 3,700 people[1] in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistsqali, a tributary of the Rioni.
Geography
The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the river Khanistsqali, about Шаблон:Convert west-northwest of Tbilisi and Шаблон:Convert south-southeast of Kutaisi.
The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderately humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
History
Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical Imereti region.Шаблон:Citation needed Its name shares the same origins as the name of the capital of Iraq, Baghdād: Bagh 'god' and dāti 'given', which can be translated as "God-given" or "God's gift" in the Pahlavi language. When Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and during the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its name was changed to Baghdadi (Шаблон:Lang-ru).Шаблон:Citation needed In 1940, it was renamed Mayakovsky (Шаблон:Lang-ka; Шаблон:Lang-ru), after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who was born here in 1893.[2] In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status.[2] In 1991, slightly modified original name was restored.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 4586 |
| 1970 | 4609 |
| 1979 | 4831 |
| 1989 | 5465 |
| 2002 | 4714 |
| 2009 | 4800 |
| 2014 | 3707 |
- Note: Census data 1959–2014[1]
Economy
In Baghdati there is a furniture factory and companies in the food industry (canned food, wine). The nearest railway stations are located in Rioni and Kutaisi.
Culture
Baghdati has the Vladimir Mayakovsky Museum and a National Theatre.
Notable people
- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), poet
Notes
External links
- Municipality of BaghdatiШаблон:Dead link (in Georgian)
Шаблон:Cities and towns in Georgia (country)
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокCensus 2014не указан текст - ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993, p. 30.
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