Aghaiani Explained

Official Name:Aghaiani
Native Name:აღაიანი
Pushpin Map:Georgia (country)
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Georgia
Subdivision Name1:Shida Kartli
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kaspi
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:1505
Timezone:Georgian Time
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:41.9125°N 44.5458°W
Elevation M:540

Aghaiani (Georgian: აღაიანი) is a village in Kaspi District,[1] Shida Kartli, Georgia. It is located on Mukhrani plain, on the right bank of the river Ksani, at an altitude of 540 meters. It is 22 kilometers from Kaspi. According to the 2014 census, 1505 people reside in the village.

The historical sources first mention the village in 1459. In 1625 near the village a battle took place between Kakhetians and Persians. In the surroundings of the village archaeologists discovered the remnants of settlements from the Bronze and Antic periods. Two km southeast of the village, on Mt. Tkhoti, stands the Aghaiani church of Saint Nino.

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  1. http://www.nplg.gov.ge/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.exe?e=q-00000-00---off-0civil2-civil2-01-1--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10-TX--4----Sec---0-1l--11-ka-50---20-about-%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90--00-3-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=civil2&srp=0&srn=0&cl=search&d=HASHf6ff38cdc036e4012ee04d.2 Administrative units of Georgia