Tsalenjikha

Tsalenjikha
წალენჯიხა

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Tsalenjikha
წალენჯიხა

Location of Tsalenjikha in Georgia

Coordinates: 42°36′N 42°05′E / 42.600°N 42.083°E / 42.600; 42.083
Country  Georgia (country)
Mkhare Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Elevation 222 m (728 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 8,900
Time zone Georgian Time (UTC+4)
Website www.tsalenjikha.ge

Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with the population of c. 8,900 (2002). It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princes of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.

Etymology

"Tsalenjikha" is a composite toponym, meaning in Mingrelian either "the fortress of Chan" (I. Kipchidze, S. Janashia) or "the lower fortress" (A. Chikobava).[1]

People from Tsalenjikha

Tsalenjikha is the birthplace of the famous Georgian poet, Terenti Graneli.

References

  1. ↑ (Georgian) Kajaia, Otar. Megrelian-Georgian Dictionary, vol. 1-3. Tbilisi, 2001-2004. Online version from Titus project
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Coordinates: 42°34′12″N 42°2′59″E / 42.57000°N 42.04972°E / 42.57000; 42.04972

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