Baghdati ( ka, ბაღდათის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, in the region of

Imereti Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 munic ...

. Its main town is

Baghdati Baghdati ( ka, ბაღდათი, tr) is a town of 3,700 people 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 ...

. It has a population of 21 582 (2014 census) and an area of . In Baghdati municipality there is one city and 25 villages. The center of the municipality is 25 kilometers away from the city of

Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated west of Tbilis ...

Etymology

According to one version, the name Baghdati is derived from the Old

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. Its correct form is Baghdad. On April 14, 1940, in Baghdad 10 years after the death of

Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (, ; rus, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский, , vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj, Ru-Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky.ogg, links=y; – 14 Apr ...

, Baghdad was changed as an administrative unit and renamed Mayakovsky, which it held until the late 1990s. it was later reinstated to his old name.

History

According to the available data, the name Baghdati is first mentioned in historical sources in the early 18th century. It was here that the fortress of Baghdad was built by the

ottomans The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922). Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...

. Earlier, this place was called Tkhmeli Castle. The oldest place in the territory of Baghdati municipality is the village of Dimi, where the first king of Georgia, Parnavaz established a supervisory fortification building.

Politics

Baghdati Municipal Assembly (

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: ბაღდათის საკრებულო) is a representative body in Baghdati Municipality, consisting of 27 members and elected every four years. The last election was held in October 2021.

Notable natives

Many famous people were born in Baghdad, among whom are especially noteworthy: the founder of Russian avant-garde, famous artist, actor, screenwriter and playwright

, composer Rezo Laghidze, academician

Albert Tavkhelidze Albert Nikiforovich Tavkhelidze (russian: Альберт Никифорович Тавхелидзе, ka, ალბერტ ნიკიფორეს ძე თავხელიძე; 16 December 1930 27 February 2010) was President of the Ge ...

, Director

Rezo Chkheidze Revaz "Rezo" Chkheidze ( ka, რევაზ "რეზო" ჩხეიძე; 8 December 1926 – 3 May 2015) was a Georgian film director, People's Artist of the USSR, best known for his Soviet-era drama films, including his 1964 World ...

, professor of psychiatry and musician Zurab Chikovani, conductor

Jansug Kakhidze Jansug Ivanes dze Kakhidze ( ka, ჯანსუღ კახიძე; 26 May 1935 — 7 March 2002) was a Georgian musician, composer, singer and conductor nicknamed "the Georgian Karajan". Kakhidze was music director of the Georgian State S ...

, writer and critic Jansug Gvinjilia, poet Zaal Ebanoidze, academician in the field of metallurgy Guram Kashakashvili and others.

Gallery

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References

External links

Districts of Georgia
Statoids.com Municipalities of Imereti {{georgia-geo-stub