Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთი ) is a town in

Adjara Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ...

, western

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, situated on the eastern coast of the

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. It is the seat of

Kobuleti Municipality Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the autonomous republic of Adjara. Its main town is Kobuleti. Since 1921, the municipality's territory has been included in the Ko ...

and a seaside resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former

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residents. It is especially popular with Armenian tourists. It was known as ''Çürüksu'' during Ottoman rule.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/188259 Çürüksu Kazası (District of Çürüksu) Kodaman, B and İpek, N. (1992), On Dokuz Mayıs University Education Faculty Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 103-124

Geography

The town is situated in the south-western part of

, i.e. the northern part of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara. It borders with Ozurgeti Region to the north. The Regional centre is Kobuleti City, which stretches along the Black Sea shore. After the civil wars of 1990-1993, the once sophisticated sanatoriums remained abandoned and plundered until 2004. In the meantime Kobuleti has developed into an upscale tourist center again. Kobuleti Region consists of one municipal, two district and seventeen village councils. There are 48 villages in the region. Representatives of 24 different nationalities live together with Georgians in the region. Kobuleti is known with its traditions, hospitality, climatic areas, mild

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, ionized maritime air, bright shining sun and warm sea. The unique sandy beach widely inclined to the sea is noted with its marvelous views beautified by sky-scraped endemic pine trees, eucalypts, bamboo, cypress grove, date and cocoa palms.

Climate

Nature

The Kintrishi and Tikeri reserve areas are unique with their

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. One can find rare flora in the Ispani marsh. The surrounding region has diverse soil: seashore lowland is rich in peatbog soil. There are alpine rocks in the highlands, red soil is found in the hill areas. The mountainous area is good for subtropical species. Kobuleti has several rivers. The most important ones are the

Kintrishi River The Kintrishi ( ka, კინტრიში) is a river in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in southwestern Georgia. The Kintrishi rises in the Meskheti Range near Mount Khino, at an elevation of above sea level. It flows through the municip ...

, the Chakvistskali River, the Acharistskali River, the

Ochkhamuri River Ochkhamuri ( ka, ოჩხამური ) is a small town ('' daba'') on the Ochkhamuri river in Adjara, Georgia, with the population of 5,355 as of the Georgian census of 2014. Geography Ochkhamuri is located on the banks of the Ochkhamuri ri ...

, the Achkva River, and the Dekhva River. Kintrishi Protected Landscape and

Kobuleti Managed Reserve Kobuleti Managed Reserve ( ka, ქობულეთი) is a protected area in Kobuleti Municipality, Adjara region of Georgia along the Black Sea coast in the northern part of the resort town Kobuleti. ''Kobuleti Protected Areas'' were est ...

are located in Kobuleti.

Notable people

Nino Katamadze Nino Katamadze ( ka, ნინო ქათამაძე; born 21 August 1972) is a Georgian jazz singer and artist. Biography Nino Katamadze was born in Kobuleti, Adjara, Soviet Georgia in 1972. In 1990, she entered the vocal department of t ...

, singer and composer *

Kakhaber Mzhavanadze Kakhaber Nodarovich Mzhavanadze ( ka, კახაბერ ნოდარის ძე მჟავანაძე; born 2 October 1978 in Kobuleti, Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia) is a Georgian former football defender. Career Kaha ...

, footballer *

Jano Ananidze Jano Ananidze ( ka, ჯანო ანანიძე, ; ; born 10 October 1992) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Spartak Moscow Ananidze appeared in Spartak Moscow colours in spring of 20 ...

, footballer *

Revaz Chelebadze Revaz Chelebadze ( ka, რევაზ ჩელებაძე) (born 2 October 1955) was a retired Georgian football player. He was nicknamed Chele (an allusion to Pelé), for his brilliant technical play and ability to score goals. The ...

, footballer * Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha, Ottoman general and politician

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