Igoeti Explained

Official Name:Igoeti
Native Name:იგოეთი
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:ge
Pushpin Map:Georgia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Georgia
Coordinates:41.9873°N 44.4074°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Georgia
Subdivision Name1:Shida Kartli
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kaspi
Population Total:559

Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli. It housed 559 people in 2014[1] and has one river running through it.

History

Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century. Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.[2] Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river. Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.[3] Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.[4]

Demographics

Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.

Ethnic groups

97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.

Language

Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located.[5] The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.[6]

Elevation

Igoeti's elevation is 651m (2,136feet).[7]

Important sites

Sites[8] !Site
Monument to the Defenders of the Fortress
Samtavisi Cathedral
Shio-Mgvime Monastery
Stalin Museum
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Grakliani Hill
The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School. Winemaking is also very popular in Igoeti.[9] There also is a grocery store named მარკეტი (translates in English to Market). Also, there is a spice shop named Spice Igoeti and a police station. It is called the "Igoeti Police Station" (იგოეთის პოლიციის დანაყოფი). Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.[10]

Location

Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli,[11] which is situated in Eastern Georgia and is also in the South Caucasus region. It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate.[12] It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road. Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around 9km (06miles) away.[13] It is around 53km (33miles) away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).[14] Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea. Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609 and its telephone code is +995. It is on Georgia Standard Time.[15]

Nearby airports

Nearby airports in kilometres and miles!Name of airport!Number of kilometres away!Number of miles away!Location (Country)!Citation
5735Georgia
Vladikavkaz (Or Beslan Airport)13785Russia
David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport161100Georgia
Nalchik Airport181112.46Russia
Zvartnots International Airport205127Armenia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igoeti (Kaspi, Shida Kartli Region, Georgia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information . 2022-04-11 . citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: 2013-09-25 . About Sights – The Mtkvari River . 2022-06-16 . Georgia About . en.
  3. Web site: HONG, ZHOU . DE-YUAN, SHI-LIANG . Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus . June 24, 2022.
  4. Book: Watch (Organization) . Human Rights . Up in Flames: Humanitarian Law Violations and Civilian Victims in the Conflict Over South Ossetia . Buchanan . Jane . 2009 . Human Rights Watch . 978-1-56432-427-6 . en.
  5. Web site: Google Maps . 2022-04-11 . Google Maps . en-IN.
  6. Web site: Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby . 2022-06-24 . my.utc.city.
  7. Web site: Igoeti - Kaspi district • about.ge . 2022-04-13 . www.about.ge.
  8. Web site: Igoeti 2022: Best of Igoeti, Georgia Tourism . 2022-04-11 . Tripadvisor . en.
  9. Web site: Shida Kartli . 2022-06-15 . Georgian Travel Guide . en.
  10. Book: Elkjer, Thom . Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World . 2002 . Travelers' Tales . 978-1-885211-80-4 . en.
  11. Web site: Igoeti Shida Kartli Postal / ZIP codes and streets list - Getpostalcodes.com . 2022-04-13 . www.getpostalcodes.com.
  12. Web site: 2020-08-18 . 7 Major Tectonic Plates (Pacific, African, Eurasian, Antarctic and more) Earth Eclipse . 2022-06-24 . en-US.
  13. Book: Burford, Tim . Georgia . 2011 . Bradt Travel Guides . 978-1-84162-357-3 . en.
  14. Web site: 53 Km - Distance from Tbilisi to Igoeti . 2022-06-24 . www.distancesfrom.com . en.
  15. Web site: Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby . 2022-06-24 . my.utc.city.