Kizilajlo or Kizil-Ajlo ( ka, ყიზილაჯლო, tr, ka, ყიზილ-აჯლო, tr; az, Qızılhacılı) is a village of nearly 7,300 residents (2014) in

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 ...

’s southern

Marneuli Municipality Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, az, Marneuli Bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli. Location ...

(

Kvemo Kartli Kvemo Kartli ( ka, ქვემო ქართლი, az, Aşağı Kartli) or "Lower Kartli", is a historic province and current administrative region ( mkhare) in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is the regional capital. Location K ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

). The village is attached on the west side of the residential area of

Marneuli Marneuli ( ka, მარნეული , az, Sarvan) is a town in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli Municipality that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia. Toponymy According to Georgian so ...

city, the municipal center, at roughly 400 to 450 metres above

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and about south of

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

. Kizilajlo is the second largest village in the municipality after

Sadakhlo Sadakhlo ( Georgian: სადახლო, az, Sadaxlı) is a village in Georgia located in the southern part of country in the administrative territory of Marneuli Municipality (Kvemo Kartli Region) at the border with Armenia. The village is a ...

. It is a so called independent village (სოფელი, sopeli) that is not part of a grouped community (თემი, temi). Kizilajlo is rather inconspicuous in the shadow of the city of Marneuli, but the suburban village is notorious for violence, intimidation and fraud during election time.

Demographics

Kizilajlo had a population of 7,291 according to the 2014 census. Apart from a few dozen Georgians and

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, the village is mono-ethnic Azerbaijani (99.4%).

Sights

The 19th century mosque in Kizilajlo was granted the status of a cultural heritage monument in March 2012 by decree of the Georgian Minister of Culture and Monument to legally protect its historical and cultural value.

Transport

The ''road of international importance'' S6 ( E117) passes through Kizilajlo. This road connects

via

and

Bolnisi Bolnisi ( ka, ბოლნისი, az, Qəmərli), is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. It currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants. History Bolnisi was settled ...

with the Armenian border at Guguti. This is also the only connection for the village to other places. The railwayline Marneuli - Bolnisi -

Kazreti Kazreti ( ka, კაზრეთი) is a daba in Bolnisi Municipality, in the region of Kvemo Kartli, in Georgia. Its primary economic activity is mining. The largest employer in Kazreti is JSC RMG Copper. Gold and copper are the principal preci ...

passes through the village, but has no station here. The line is also no longer in use for passenger traffic. The nearest station is in Marneuli, from where trains depart for Tbilisi,

and

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

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{{reflist Populated places in Marneuli Municipality

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