Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯო) is a town in
Kakheti
Kakheti ( ka, კახეთი ''K’akheti''; ) is a region (mkhare) formed in the 1990s in eastern Georgia from the historical province of Kakheti and the small, mountainous province of Tusheti. Telavi is its capital. The region comprises eigh ...
,
Georgia
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. It is situated east of Georgia's capital,
Tbilisi
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, and has the population of 10,359 (2023
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).
It serves as an administrative center of
Sagarejo district
Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯოს მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its main town is Sagarejo.
Population: 51,761 (2014 census)
Area: 1491 km2
History
In the 17th ...
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The town is traditionally considered a chief settlement of the Gare-Kakheti area (Outer Kakheti). The settlement is first mentioned in written records in the 11th century under the name of Tvali, literally meaning "an eye". Later, it came to be known as Sagarejo, i.e., "of Gareja", indicating that the area was owned by the
David Gareja monastery
David Gareja ( ka, დავითგარეჯის სამონასტრო კომპლექსი) is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes o ...
. It acquired town status in 1962.
The fortified ruins of the ancient
Ninotsminda Cathedral
Ninotsminda Cathedral ( ka, ნინოწმინდის მონასტერი) (c. 575) is located in the village of Sagarejo, in the Kakheti region, Georgia.
Ninotsminda Cathedral is highly significant to the development of Georgian ...
are located near Sagarejo.
Climate
See also
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Sagarejo shooting
References
External links
Sagarejo Municipality website
{{Cities and towns in Georgia (country)
Cities and towns in Kakheti
Tiflis Governorate