Aspindza Explained

Official Name:Aspindza
Native Name:ასპინძა
Native Name Lang:geo
Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Georgia (country)#Samtskhe-Javakheti
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Georgia
Subdivision Name1:Samtskhe-Javakheti
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aspindza
Established Title:Borough from
Established Date:1961
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:2,793
Timezone:GMT+4
Coordinates:41.5733°N 43.25°W
Elevation M:1090

Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძა) is a daba ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 2,793 (2014 census), mostly ethnic Georgians.[1] It is located at around 41.5739°N 43.2561°W.

History

The word "Aspindza" derives from a Persian word "اسب انداز", which means "a place to rest". The year of the foundation the town is considered to be 888, as Leonti Mroveli (Georgian: ლეონტი მროველი) tells -

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By the end of the 16th century Aspindza had been conquered by the Ottoman Turks. According to their census, "Aspindza was a big village, that consisted of 50 families with gardens and orchards". The village is mentioned in chronicle of Sumbat Davitisdze (Georgian: სუმბატ დავითის ძე) and Vakhushti (Georgian: ვახუშტი).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/I%20tomi%20-%20saqarTvelos%20mosaxleobis%202002%20wlis%20pirveli%20erovnuli%20sayovelTao%20aRweris%20Sedegebi.pdf 2002 Georgia Census
  2. [Ivane Javakhishvili]
  3. ჯიქია; გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი. წიგნი III. გამოკვლევა. თბილისი, 1958