Akhkerpi
Place in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akhkerpi (Georgian: ახკერპი) is a village in Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli region, located in the extreme southwestern part of Marneuli Municipality at the border with Armenia. The village is about 34 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of the municipal center Marneuli and 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of capital Tbilisi. Achkerpi is the center of the eponymous administrative community (თემი, temi) that includes the nearby villages of Chanakhchi and Verkhviani.[3][4] Achkerpi has a vehicular border crossing with Armenia, which is the least used border checkpoint in Georgia with 133 incoming foreign travellers in 2019.[5]
Akhkerpi
ახკერპი | |
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Coordinates: 41°13′09″N 44°34′35″E | |
Country | Georgia |
Mkhare | Kvemo Kartli |
Municipality | Marneuli |
Elevation | 1,007 m (3,304 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 610 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
In the border area with Armenia a few religious-cultural heritage sites are claimed by both countries, which has led to friction between the Georgian and Armenian churches.[6]