Narazeni | |
Native Name: | ნარაზენი |
Native Name Lang: | xmf |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Georgia#Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Georgia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 42.4125°N 41.9461°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type1: | Mkhare |
Subdivision Name1: | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Zugdidi |
Leader Title: | Rtsmunebuli |
Leader Name: | Nana Janjgava |
Unit Pref: | US |
Elevation Ft: | 440 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 2345[1] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Narazenian,Narazenali |
Timezone1: | Georgian Time |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Postal Code Type: | 2123-2124 |
Narazeni (Georgian and ნარაზენი) is a village in the Zugdidi Municipality of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia. Situated 17 km east of the city Zugdidi.
The village was on the transit route in the Silk Road period.
During the Soviet period, Narazeni was a farming village. There were tea plantations, fruit gardens, and mandarine plantations.
Presently, the head of the village is Nana Janjgava (2015-).
The village is partly mountainous. The Chanistskali River flows through the village.
As of 2014, the village has a population of 2,345. Narazeni residents speak Mengrelian, Georgian, Russian and a little bit English.
In the village there are three schools, a kindergarten, ambulance, police, and a few shops. During the Soviet period a newspaper in the Megrelian language called "Narazenish Chai" was published in the village.
Eleonora Archaia - (b. 1967) is a Georgian politician and Businesswoman, who is a member of Kutaisi City Assembly.