Sagarejo
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Sagarejo is a town in Kakheti
, Georgia
. It is situated 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi
, and has the population of 12,600 (2002 census). It serves as an administrative center of the Sagarejo district
.
The town is traditionally considered a chief settlement of the Gare-Kakheti area (Outer Kakheti). The settlement is first mentioned in written records in the 11th century under the name of Tvali, literally meaning "an eye". Later, it came to be known as Sagarejo, i.e., "of Gareja", indicating that the area was owned by the David Gareja monastery. It acquired the town’s status in 1962.
The fortified ruins of the ancient Ninotsminda Cathedral
are located near Sagarejo.
Kakheti
Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It is situated 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, and has the population of 12,600 (2002 census). It serves as an administrative center of the Sagarejo district
Sagarejo District
Sagarejo is a district of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its main town is Sagarejo.Population: 59,212 Area: 1491 km²- External links :* , Statoids.com...
.
The town is traditionally considered a chief settlement of the Gare-Kakheti area (Outer Kakheti). The settlement is first mentioned in written records in the 11th century under the name of Tvali, literally meaning "an eye". Later, it came to be known as Sagarejo, i.e., "of Gareja", indicating that the area was owned by the David Gareja monastery. It acquired the town’s status in 1962.
The fortified ruins of the ancient Ninotsminda Cathedral
Ninotsminda Cathedral
Ninotsminda Cathedral is located in the village of Sagarejo, in the Kakheti region, Georgia.Ninotsminda Cathedral is highly significant to the development of Georgian architecture, as it predates Jvari Monastery in Mtskheta, and served as a model for the development of the later tetraconch form...
are located near Sagarejo.