Red Bridge ( az, Qırmızı Körpü; ka, წითელი ხიდი, ''Tsiteli Khidi'') is the
border
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crossing between
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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and
Azerbaijan
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on the Tbilisi to
Ganja
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Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd ...
road. The term translates into English as Red Bridge, and is so named because there is a red-brick bridge
arch bridge
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across the
Khrami River
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in the no-man's land area between the border posts. The bridge's current structure is mostly 17th century, but there has been a bridge on the site since the 12th century crossing. The 'red' bridge was in day to day use until 1998, when a new and considerably larger bridge was completed as part of the
TRACECA
TRACECA (acronym: Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) is an international transport programme involving the European Union and 12 member states of the Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian region.[no-man's land
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market here
[''Azerbaijan with excursions to Georgia'' published by ]Trailblazer
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, third edition, page 265 largely operated by ethnic Azerbaijanis from Georgia's
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.
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According to Georgian so ...
area. The market was controversially closed in spring 2006 as part of Georgia's anti-
smuggling
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campaign.
References
Bridges in Georgia (country)
Bridges in Azerbaijan
International bridges
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