Khashuri ( ka, ხაშური ) is a town in the central part of
Georgia and is the 9th largest settlement in Georgia. It is the administrative centre of
Khashuri Municipality. It is located on the
Shida Kartli plain, on the
Suramula
The Suramula ( ka, სურამულა) is a river in Khashuri Municipality, and a right tributary of the Ptsa, itself a tributary of the Kura. It starts at the left slope of Likhi Range, above sea level, and runs a length of . The basin is ...
riverside,
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
.
Khashuri is first mentioned in a 1693 document. Modern Khashuri was founded in 1872 as a modest railway stop called "Mikhaylovo" after
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (25 October 1832 – 18 December 1909) was the fourth son and seventh child of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. He was the first owner of the New Michael Palace on the Palace Quay in ...
,
Viceroy of the Caucasus. In 1917, it was renamed Khashuri. The town was granted city status in 1921. It was known as Stalinisi, after
Joseph Stalin, from 1928 to 1934. In the 19th century after the leading
Tbilisi-
Poti main line, Khashuri gradually became a major transportation node. The railways and highways were heading towards
Borjomi and
Akhaltsikhe
Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region (''mkhare'') of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi (a left ...
. It was declared a town in 1921. The population of the town is 26,135 (2014).
There is rail transport, glass container, food industry enterprises, educational and cultural institutions (public theatre, a museum of local lore). The 18th-century tower,
St. John and St. Marine's churches are preserved in the town. There are the
Urbnisi and Ruisi Diocese pulpit and residence in Khasuri.
See also
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Shida Kartli
References
External links
Khashuri.org.ge
Cities and towns in Shida Kartli
Tiflis Governorate
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