Martvili

Martvili მარტვილი
Town
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Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 42°22′40″E
Country	Georgia
Region	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
District	Martvili
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	3,980
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Website	http://martvili.gov.ge

The Martvili Monastery

Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.

References

1. "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.