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Kartsakhi

Coordinates: 41°14′45″N 43°16′44″E / 41.24583°N 43.27889°E / 41.24583; 43.27889
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Kartsakhi
Georgian: კარწახი
Armenian: Կարծախ
Village
Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi
Monument to Jivani in Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi is located in Georgia
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Kartsakhi
Kartsakhi
Coordinates: 41°14′45″N 43°16′44″E / 41.24583°N 43.27889°E / 41.24583; 43.27889
CountryGeorgia
MkhareSamtskhe–Javakheti
districtAkhalkalaki Municipality
Population
 (2014)
776
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Kartsakhi (Georgian: კარწახი, Armenian: Կարծախ) also spelled Kartsakh and Karzakh [1] is a village in Akhalkalaki Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia. It is located on the bank of Kartsakhi Lake, the second largest lake in the country. [2]

History

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The village is located on the road connecting Akhalkalaki to the border with Turkey. The Karcachi railway station is the last stop on the Georgian side of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway.[3][4]

Attractions

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Akhalkalak’s Karzakh village to host Jivani Day SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI INFORMATIONAL SITE
  2. ^ Node: Kartsakhi (457365544) Openstreetmap.org
  3. ^ "Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway", www.mkrailway.ge, retrieved 2017-02-08
  4. ^ Kolej, która omija Rosję i jej sojusznika (in Polish), retrieved 2017-10-31
  5. ^ Caucasus Ecoregion Newsletter (PDF), p. 5