Ambrolauri
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Ambrolauri (Georgie: ამბროლაური) is a toun in wastren Georgie which serves as a regional caipital o Racha-Lechkhumi an Kvemo Svaneti an the centre o the homonymous destrict. As o the 2014 census, it haed a population of 2,047.
Ambrolauri ამბროლაური | |
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Coordinates: 42°31′18″N 43°08′54″E | |
Kintra | Georgie |
Mkhare | Racha-Lechkhumi an Kvemo Svaneti |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,047 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgie Time) |
Ambrolauri is kent frae the 17t century whan it servit as ane o the residences o the keengs o Imereti. O this ryal complex, anerlie the ruins o a kirk an a touer hae survivit. In 1769, the Imeretian keeing Solomon I grantit this locale tae the prince Zurab Machabeli who erectit a touer thare, which is nou kent as the "Machabeli touer". Ambrolauri wis offeecially grantit the status o toun in 1966. It wis damagit bi the 1991 Racha yirdquauk.
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