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Lagodekhi
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Lagodekhi () is a town, located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains between the rivers Lagodekhiskhevi and Shromiskhevi, in the historical region of Hereti (now part of Kakheti). Lagodekhi has a number of nearby waterfalls and includes the Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, established in 1912 and first noted by Polish botanist Ludwik Młokosiewicz for having a variety of tree species. Three kilometers east of the town is the border crossing with Azerbaijan's Balakan Province. Lagodekhi is in the Kakheti district of Georgia.

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Place details

Locality
ლაგოდეხი
Region
კახეთი
Country
საქართველო
Population
5,607
Timezone
Asia/Tbilisi

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Lagodekhi
Settlement.native_name
ლაგოდეხი
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Lagodekhi (G.N. 2009).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of the town
Settlement.image_flag
File:Flag of Lagodekhi Municipality.svg
Settlement.image_seal
File:COA of Lagodekhi.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kakheti
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Lagodekhi
Settlement.established_title
Foundation
Settlement.established_date
8th century
Settlement.elevation_m
450
Settlement.population_total
5,614
Settlement.population_as_of
2024
Settlement.timezone
Georgian Time

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
ლაგოდეხი
Located in
Signakh Uyezd
Official language
Georgian
Population
5700
Elevation
435
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Official website
lagodekhi.gov.ge
Image
Lagodekhi.jpg
Dialing code
354
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Commons category
Lagodekhi
native label
ლაგოდეხი
postal code
2700
time of earliest written record
0800-00-00
located in/on physical feature
Alazani valley
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • See also
  • Notes
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Lagodekhi () is a town, located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains between the rivers Lagodekhiskhevi and Shromiskhevi, in the historical region of Hereti (now part of Kakheti). Lagodekhi has a number of nearby waterfalls and includes the Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, established in 1912 and first noted by Polish botanist Ludwik Młokosiewicz for having a variety of tree species. Three kilometers east of the town is the border crossing with Azerbaijan's Balakan Province. Lagodekhi is in the Kakheti district of Georgia.

== History == thumb|280px|Hotel in Lagodekhi Lagodekhi was founded in the 8th century, under the name of Lakuasti, when the Eristavi Archil I ordered to build a fortress.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagodekhi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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