Baghdati Explained

Baghdati
Native Name:ბაღდათი
Native Name Lang:ka
Settlement Type:Town
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Coordinates:42.0678°N 42.8247°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Georgia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Imereti
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baghdati
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:200
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2511
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
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Blank1 Info:Cfa
Timezone1:Georgian Time (UTC+4)
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Baghdati (Georgian: ბაღდათი|tr) is a town of 3,700 people[2] in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistsqali, a tributary of the Rioni.

Geography

The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the river Khanistsqali, about west-northwest of Tbilisi and south-southeast of Kutaisi.

The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderately humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

History

Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical Imereti region. Its name shares the same origins as the name of the capital of Iraq, Baghdād: Bagh 'god' and dāti 'given', which can be translated as "God-given" or "God's gift" in the Pahlavi language. When Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and during the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its name was changed to Baghdadi (Russian: Багдади). In 1940, it was renamed Mayakovsky (Georgian: მაიაკოვსკი; Russian: Маяковский), after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who was born here in 1893.[3] In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status. In 1991, the original name, slightly modified, was restored.

Demographics

YearPopulation
19594586
19704609
19794831
19895465
20024714
20094800
20143707

Note: Census data 1959–2014

Economy

In Baghdati there is a furniture factory and companies in the food industry (canned food, wine). The nearest railway stations are located in Rioni and Kutaisi.

Culture

Baghdati has the Vladimir Mayakovsky Museum and a National Theatre. It is also home to the Baghdati Cultural Center and the Baghdati Central Stadium.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by regions . National Statistics Office of Georgia . 29 April 2024 .
  2. http://www.geostat.ge/index.php?action=page&p_id=2153&lang=eng National Statistics Office of Georgia, Population Census 2014
  3. Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.) Москва, "Русские словари", 1993, p. 30.