Sachkhere ( ka, საჩხერე) is a town at the northern edge of the
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 municip ...
Province in Western
Georgia. It is the center of the
Sachkhere Municipality.
Farming is a major contributor to the economy of Sachkhere. Alva LLC estimates that there are 4,000 small and medium-sized farms and ranches in the region, supported by a program of technical assistance sponsored by
USAID and administered by the
Farmer-to-Farmer program of
CNFA.
Science
The microbiologist
George Eliava
George Eliava ( Georgian — გიორგი ელიავა; January 13, 1892 – July 10, 1937) was a Georgian- Soviet microbiologist who worked with bacteriophages ( viruses that infect bacteria).
Eliava was born in Sachkhere. From ...
(1892-1937) was born in Sachkhere.
Sport
Though small, Sachkhere is famous for having produced two Olympic weightlifting champions -
Lasha Talakhadze and
Giorgi Asanidze
Giorgi Asanidze ( ka, გიორგი ასანიძე; born 30 August 1975 in Sachkhere) is a former Georgian weightlifter, Olympic Champion, World Champion, and three time European Champion who competed in the 85 kg and 77 ...
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See also
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Sachkhere Mountain Training School
The Sachkhere Mountain Training School ( ka, საჩხერის სამთო მომზადების სკოლა) is a mountain warfare training facility in Georgia, located near the town of Sachkhere in the west of the coun ...
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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 municip ...
References
Cities and towns in Imereti
Kutaisi Governorate
Populated places in Sachkhere Municipality
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