Igoeti
Village
Native nameიგოეთი
Coordinates41.987256°N 44.407425°E
Country Georgia
RegionShida Kartli
MunicipalityKaspi
Population total559

Igoeti or Igoet'i (In Georgian: იგოეთი) is a village in Georgia in the region of Shida Kartli.[1] It had a population of 559 people in 2014[2] and has one river running through it.[3]

History

Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century.[citation needed] Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.[4] Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river.[3] Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.[5] Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.[6]

Demographics

Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.[2]

Ethnic groups

97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.[2]

Language

Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located.[3] The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.[7]

Elevation

Igoeti's elevation is 651 metres (712 yd).[8]

Important sites

Sites[9][user-generated source?]
Site
Monument to the Defenders of the Fortress
Samtavisi Cathedral
Shio-Mgvime Monastery
Stalin Museum
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Grakliani Hill

The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School.[10] Winemaking is also very popular in Igoeti.[11][3] Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.[12]

Location

Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli,[1] which is situated in Eastern Georgia[11] and is also in the South Caucasus region.[4] It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate.[13] It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road.[3] Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) away.[14] It is around 53 kilometres (33 mi) away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).[3][15] Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea.[3] Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609[1] and its telephone code is +995.[citation needed] It is on Georgia Standard Time.[16]

Nearby airports

Nearby airports in kilometres and miles
Name of airportNumber of kilometres awayNumber of miles awayLocation (Country)Citation
Tbilisi International Airport5735Georgia[7]
Vladikavkaz (Or Beslan Airport)13785Russia[7]
David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport161100Georgia[7]
Nalchik Airport181112.46Russia[7]
Zvartnots International Airport205127Armenia[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Igoeti Shida Kartli Postal / ZIP codes and streets list - Getpostalcodes.com". www.getpostalcodes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  2. ^ "Igoeti (Kaspi, Shida Kartli Region, Georgia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  3. ^ "Google Maps" (in en-IN). Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. ^ "About Sights – The Mtkvari River". Georgia About. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ^ HONG, ZHOU, DE-YUAN, SHI-LIANG. "Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus". Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Watch (Organization), Human Rights & Buchanan, Jane (2009). Up in Flames: Humanitarian Law Violations and Civilian Victims in the Conflict Over South Ossetia. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 978-1-56432-427-6.
  7. ^ "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  8. ^ "Igoeti - Kaspi district • about.ge". www.about.ge. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  9. ^ "Igoeti 2022: Best of Igoeti, Georgia Tourism". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  10. ^ "LEPL Igoeti village public school of Kaspi municipality 1", 19 March 2022, retrieved 2022-04-11
  11. ^ "Shida Kartli". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  12. ^ Elkjer, Thom (2002). Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World. Travelers' Tales. ISBN 978-1-885211-80-4.
  13. ^ "7 Major Tectonic Plates (Pacific, African, Eurasian, Antarctic and more) | Earth Eclipse". 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  14. ^ Burford, Tim (2011). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-357-3.
  15. ^ "53 Km - Distance from Tbilisi to Igoeti". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  16. ^ "Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". my.utc.city. Retrieved 2022-06-24.