Japana ( ka, ჯაპანა, ) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Lanchkhuti Municipality, which is in the Nigoti community. It is located in North

Guria Guria ( ka, გურია) is a region (''mkhare'') in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 113,000 (2016), with Ozurgeti as the regional capital. Geography ...

, 50 m above

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and 7.45 miles (12 km) away from

Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti ( ka, ლანჩხუთი) is a city in western Georgian region of Guria. It has a population of about 8,000. Lanchkhuti received city status in 1961. Under the USSR, it was the centre of the Georgian SSR Lanchkhuti area and today ...

. In the village, there is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the Samtredia-

Makhinjauri Makhinjauri ( ka, მახინჯაური ) is a small town ('' daba'') in Adjara, Georgia, with the population of 735 according to the 2014 census. It is located on the Black Sea coast, 5 km north of Batumi, the capital of Adjara, and ...

line and the road of international importance passes.

Abasha Abasha ( ka, აბაშა) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of ''Abasha'' acq ...

, a path of domestic importance, also passes. Georgia Highway 12 passes through the village. There are three lakes in the village: Japana Lake, Didi Narional and Small Orange.

Architecture

Medieval fortress

The monument of Georgian architecture - the medieval fortress, is preserved in the village. The fortress is located on a rocky hill. Near the fortress is a large village with the remains of 3 churches, one of which is called "Little Booth".

Citadel

The highest place is a

citadel A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In ...

surrounded by a wall with towers. The walls are constructed with bricks and mortar.

Population

Fishing

During Soviet Times in 1934, a

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was arranged in the village with an area of 140

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(0.54 mi²). The floodwaters were taken from the

Rioni The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia (country), Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient P ...

and Kheviskali rivers. It produced 70 - 80 tons of fish.''ღლონტი გ., ცერცვაძე გ.'', „გურიის რეგიონის აგრარული სექტორის ეკონომიკა“ გვ. 97 — თბილისი, 2014, ISBN 978-9941-10-913-3

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