Official Name: | Nasakirali |
Native Name: | ნასაკირალი |
Native Name Lang: | ka |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Georgia (country)#Georgia Guria |
Mapsize: | 280px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Mkhare |
Subdivision Name1: | Guria |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Ozurgeti |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 137 |
Elevation M: | 105 |
Timezone: | Georgian Time |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 41.9722°N 42.0639°W |
Nasakirali (Georgian: ნასაკირალი is a village in the Ozurgeti Municipality of Guria in western Georgia.[1]
On 20 October 1905, during the Russian Revolution, a small battle took place near the village, between forces of the insurgent Republic of Guria and a small band of Cossacks sent to restore Tsarist authority. The Cossacks were repulsed in battle by a number of armed Gurians (between 1,000 and 4,000; sources differ), with fourteen Cossacks being killed. Before further expeditions could be sent, Staroselski and intelligentsia from Tiflis dissuaded Vorontso-Dashkov, who hoped negotiations could continue. An obelisk was built to commemorate the battle in 1965.