Gardabani

Gardabani (Georgian: გარდაბანი, Azerbaijani: Qarayazı) is a town in the Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli and the centre of the Gardabani Municipality, located 39 km south of Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

Gardabani

გარდაბანი
Town
Building of the Gardabani Municipality Self-Government
Gardabani
Location of Gardabani in Georgia
Gardabani
Gardabani (Kvemo Kartli)
Coordinates: 41°27′0″N 45°06′0″E
Country Georgia
RegionKvemo Kartli
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total10,753
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

As of 2014, its population was 10,753.[1] Formerly known as Karayazi it was renamed in Gardabani in 1947[2] and was given the status of a city in 1969. A Thermal Power Plant located in Gardabani currently provides the capital city of Tbilisi with most of its heat.[3]

  • Monument or memorial in the municipal square at Gardabani, Georgia
  • The power station on the Rustavi to Gardabani road, Georgia

See also

References
  1. "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. საქართველოს სსრ უმაღლესი საბჭოს პრეზიდიუმის საინფორმაციო-სტატისტიკური განყოფილება, „საქართველოს სსრ ადმინისტრაციულ ტერიტორიული დაყოფა 1949 წლის 1 სექტემბრისათვის“, თბ., 1949. (in Georgian)
  3. "Gardabani Thermal Power Plant Opened". Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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