Tsalenjikha ( ka, წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...

region of western

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with the population of 3,847 (2014). It is located on the river

Chanistsqali The Chanistsqali ( ka, ჭანისწყალი) also spelled as ChanistskaliTielidze L., Gobejishvili R., Maruashvili L., Chikhradze N.Western Georgia (Kolkheti) Intermountain PlainIn: Tielidze L. (eds) ''Geomorphology of Georgia. Geograph ...

. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the

Dadiani The House of Dadiani ( ka, დადიანი ), later known as the House of Dadiani- Chikovani, was a Georgian family of nobles, dukes and princes, and a ruling dynasty of the western Georgian province of Mingrelia. The House of Dadiani Th ...

princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.

Etymology

"Tsalenjikha" is a composite

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, meaning in

Mingrelian Mingrelian may refer to: *the Mingrelians *the Mingrelian language Mingrelian or Megrelian (, ) is a Kartvelian language spoken in Western Georgia (regions of Mingrelia and Abkhazia), primarily by the Mingrelians. The language was also called kol ...

either "the fortress of Chan" (I. Kipchidze, S. Janashia) or "the lower fortress" ( A. Chikobava). Kajaia, Otar
Megrelian-Georgian Dictionary
vol. 1-3. Tbilisi, 2001-2004. Online version from Titus project

People from Tsalenjikha

Tsalenjikha is the birthplace of the famous Georgian poet,

Terenti Graneli Terenti Kvirkvelia ( ka, ტერენტი კვირკველია), well known with his pen-name Terenti Graneli ( ka, ტერენტი გრანელი) (1897–1934) was a noted Georgian poet. Born in Tsalenjikha, he w ...

Georgi Tsurtsumia Georgi Tsurtsumia (born October 29, 1980 in Tsalenjikha, Georgian SSR) is a Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Α ...

(born October 29, 1980), Georgian-Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Antisa Khvichava (1880–2012), Supposedly the World's Oldest Person who claimed to have been born in 1880. died on 30 September 2012, purportedly at the claimed age of 132.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ( ka, ხვიჩა კვარაცხელია, tr; born 12 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national team. Club career Early car ...

(born February 12, 2001), Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the

Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...

References

External links

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Administration
{{Cities and towns in Georgia (country) Cities and towns in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Kutaisi Governorate

Etymology

People from Tsalenjikha

See also

References

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