Marneuli (Georgian მარნეული) - a town in the province of Kvemo Kartli, the administrative center of the Republic of Georgia's Marneuli region.
The city has more than 22 thousand people, the main ethnic group are Azerbaijanis. This village is located 30 km south of Tbilisi, located near the borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the river Algeti (Kura River basin). Was declared a city in 1964.Geographical location [edit | edit source code]
Distance along the highway to Tbilisi 30 kilometers to Yerevan - 257 kilometers to Baku - 621 km.
Climate [edit | edit source code ]
Moderately warm steppe climate . Moderately cold winters and hot summers . The average annual temperature is 12 ° C, in January and 0 ° C, July 23,9 ° C. Absolute minimum of - 25 ° C , the absolute maximum of 40 ° C. 500 mm of precipitation per year.
History [edit | edit source code ]
Marneuli - Centre Marneuli region , until 1947 the town was known as Borchali , from 1947 to 1952 Sarvani (Georgian სარვანი; Azeri . Sarvan) [ 2] [3 ] . Received city status in 1964.
July 1, 1625 to the north of the river near the Marneuli Algeti Marabdinskom on the field there was a major battle of Georgian troops from Persian invaders , the Georgian army was commanded by Giorgi Saakadze first almost defeated the Persian army of Isa Khan , but then still was broken and Persians entered Tbilisi.
On 19 December 1918 the river Temple (8 kilometers to the south of the district center ) was a Georgian- Armenian war . And after 3 years in 1921, there was the Soviet- Georgian war , Marneuli again became the center of military operations - through him in Tbilisi were part of the Soviet 11th Army .
August 8, 2008 during the armed conflict in South Ossetia, Russian aircraft bombed the airfield of the city, killing 3 people and was destroyed runway Marneuli [4].
Population [edit | edit source code ]
According to the Soviet census of 1989 in Marneuli population 27,557 people . [5] According to official data of the Georgian government Marneuli population in 2006 was 20.1 thousand people, of whom 83.1% Azerbaijanis . [6]
Economy [edit | edit source code ]
Supermarket "Cocktail"
The mosque in the village of Ymir
Khrami River
The city has several small businesses : the cannery syromaslo - plant, concrete products and haberdashery factory . There is a railway junction Marneuli , located on the line of Tbilisi - Vanadzor . Also available in Marneuli wholesale and retail market.
Churches, temples [edit | edit source code ]
The main mosque Marneuli
mosque Sharifli
monastery Tserakvi
Mosque ( opened in 2010 Ymir )
Education [edit | edit source code ]
In Marneuli there are two universities one of which will . Heydar Aliyev was opened in 2008 . [7]
Tbilisi State University (branch)
Georgian- Azerbaijani Humanitarian University . Heydar Aliyev
Trivia [edit | edit source code ]
In March - May 2010, the Muslim community in Georgia , together with the Georgian expert Gela Guniava expeditionary work carried out in the framework of which conducted interviews Muslim Azerbaijanis in Tbilisi, as well as other cities and towns in Kvemo Kartli ( Marneuli , Gardabani villages Ymir , Ponichala, Dzveli - Kveshi , Amamlo , Meore - Kesalo etc.). Studies included general questions about the nature of the reference population , the ethnic composition and areas inhabited by Muslims in Georgia, as well as the number of mosques, sacred- ministers and religious education system .
Was also investigated the activity of Islamic cultural and educational institutions , studied people's knowledge about Islam and religious ceremonies , the penetration rate is defined in the minds of religious norms and everyday life of Georgian Muslims , held meetings with representatives of the Shiite and Sunni Muslim clerics , including with Akhund and imams of mosques , the above settlements. [8]
