# Kvareli

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**Kvareli** (Georgian: *ყვარელი*, qʼʷaɾeli) is a town in northeastern [Kakheti](/source/Kakheti) Province, [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)). Located in the [Alazani](/source/Alazani) Valley, near the foothills of the [Greater Caucasus](/source/Greater_Caucasus) Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author [Ilia Chavchavadze](/source/Ilia_Chavchavadze), whose one-storied house is preserved as a local museum.

The area is in the center of the Kakheti [wine-producing](/source/Winemaking) region, and the town itself is known for its [Kindzmarauli](/source/Kindzmarauli) wine, a semisweet red variety.

## Geography

The town of Kvareli is located in the Alazani valley, approximately 134 km from the capital [Tbilisi](/source/Tbilisi). It has a moderately humid [subtropical climate](/source/Subtropical_climate), with moderately cold winters and hot summers.

## Local history

In 1755, a battle took place when the [Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti](/source/Kingdom_of_Kartli-Kakheti) protected the local fortress from [Muhammad-nutsal IV](/source/Muhammad-nutsal_IV). The casualties of the kingdom were only light, and this event is remembered as the [Battle of Kvareli](/source/Battle_of_Kvareli).

## Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1989 11,271 — 2002 9,045 −19.7% 2014 7,739 −14.4% 2024 9,880 +27.7%

Population data (1989 and 2002)[1] and 2014[2]

## Notable people

Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli:

- [Ilia Chavchavadze](/source/Ilia_Chavchavadze) (1837–1907), Georgian writer and poet.
- [Nikolay Chavchavadze](/source/Nikolay_Chavchavadze) (1830–1897), general of the Russian Empire
- [Zurabi Iakobishvili](/source/Zurabi_Iakobishvili) (b. 1992), Georgian freestyle wrestler
- [Kote Marjanishvili](/source/Kote_Marjanishvili) (1872–1933) Georgian theater director

## See also

- [Kakheti](/source/Kakheti)
- [Gremi](/source/Gremi)
- [Tsinandali](/source/Tsinandali)
- [Battle of Kvareli](/source/Battle_of_Kvareli)

## References

1. ["საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის შედეგბი, ტომი I"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180928055355/http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/I%20tomi%20-%20saqarTvelos%20mosaxleobis%202002%20wlis%20pirveli%20erovnuli%20sayovelTao%20aRweris%20Sedegebi.pdf) (in Georgian). [National Statistics Office of Georgia](/source/National_Statistics_Office_of_Georgia). 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/I%20tomi%20-%20saqarTvelos%20mosaxleobis%202002%20wlis%20pirveli%20erovnuli%20sayovelTao%20aRweris%20Sedegebi.pdf) on 28 September 2018.

1. ["Population by regions"](https://geostat.ge/media/61960/1-3-population-by-cities-and-boroughs.xlsx). National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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