Tsalenjikha Explained

Official Name:Tsalenjikha
Native Name:წალენჯიხა
Pushpin Map:Georgia#Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tsalenjikha in Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Mkhare
Subdivision Name1:Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tsalenjikha
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3,013
Timezone:Georgian Time
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:42.6117°N 42.0706°W
Elevation M:222
Website:www.tsalenjikha.ge

Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with the population of 3,847 (2014).[2] It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.

Etymology

"Tsalenjikha" is a composite toponym, meaning in Mingrelian either "the fortress of Chan" (I. Kipchidze, S. Janashia) or "the lower fortress" (A. Chikobava).[3]

People from Tsalenjikha

Tsalenjikha is the birthplace of the famous Georgian poet, Terenti Graneli.

Georgi Tsurtsumia (born October 29, 1980), Georgian-Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.

Antisa Khvichava (1880–2012), Supposedly the World's Oldest Person who claimed to have been born in 1880. died on 30 September 2012, purportedly at the claimed age of 132.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (born February 12, 2001), Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national football team.

See also

External links

42.6117°N 42.0706°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by regions . National Statistics Office of Georgia . 29 April 2024 .
  2. Web site: მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014 . November 2014 . საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური . 7 November 2016.
  3. Kajaia, Otar. Megrelian-Georgian Dictionary, vol. 1-3. Tbilisi, 2001-2004. Online version from Titus project