Vale, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Vale
Native Name:ვალე
Native Name Lang:ka
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Georgia (country)#Samtskhe-Javakheti
Mapsize:350px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Mkhare
Subdivision Name1:Samtskhe-Javakheti
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akhaltsikhe
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5019
Timezone:Georgian Time
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:41.6167°N 42.8778°W

Vale (Georgian: ვალე) is a town in southwestern Georgia, 12km (07miles) from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 3,646. Vale is a border crossing point into the Turkish village of Türkgözü, in Posof district.

The town is situated on the right bank of the Potskhovi River (a tributary to the Mtkvari), on the slopes of the Lesser Caucasus at 1,000-1,200 m above sea level.

Vale is first recorded as a village in the 10th century. It emerged as a center of lignite industry in the Soviet era and acquired town status in 1962.

Vale houses a medieval Georgian Church of the Theotokos originally built in the 10th century, but reconstructed as a three nave basilica in the 16th century. The town is a home to a sizable Armeno-Georgian Catholic community.

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41.6167°N 94°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by regions . National Statistics Office of Georgia . 29 April 2024 .