Terjola ( ka, თერჯოლა) is a town in

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 munic ...

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 ...

, serving as an administrative center of the homonymous district. Terjola is situated in the

Imereti Lowlands The Imereti Lowlands ( ka, იმერეთის დაბლობი, russian: Имеретинская низменность) is located in western Georgia (country) and continues on the coast of the Black Sea between the Mzymta and Psou ri ...

in western Georgia, on the right bank of the Chkhara river.The most charming Imeretian Yard of Georgia to be revealed.
''Georgian Journal'' 16 Apr, 2018 It lies on the

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

Zestaponi Zestafoni or Zestaponi ( ka, ზესტაფონი, tr, ) is the administrative center of Zestafoni District in Western Georgia. Zestafoni is the center of an ancient, historical part of Georgia – Margveti, which is a part of Imereti ...

highway, 190 km northwest of Tbilisi and 14 km northwest of Zestaponi. Its population is 4,644. Terjola is first mentioned in the 17th-century sources. It acquired the status of a town in 1983. There are a series of historical and cultural landmarks in the environs of Terjola such as the

Skande Skande ( ka, სკანდე), sometimes known as Skanda (სკანდა), is a village in the Terjola Municipality, Imereti, Georgia. It is located in western part of the country, in the small river valley of Chkhari, part of the Kvirila ...

fortress, the ruins of the Gogni fort and church, and the Chkhalti church complex with its numerous antiquities now displayed in the museums of Georgia.

Notable natives

Mirian Giorgadze Mirian Giorgadze ( ka, მირიან გიორგაძე; born March 25, 1976 in Terjola) is a retired amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. He represented his nation Georgia in tw ...

(born 1976), Greco-Roman wrestler

References

Cities and towns in Imereti Populated places in Terjola Municipality Kutaisi Governorate {{Georgia-geo-stub

Notable natives

See also

References