Manglisi
Sign in to saveManglisi (, ) is a daba (townlet) in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia. As of the 2014 census, it had a population of 1,441. With a recorded history going back to the 4th century, Manglisi was one of the earliest centers of Christianity in Georgia and is a home to the medieval cathedral of the Mother of God. It also functions as a mountain spa and health resort.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Manglisi
- Settlement.native_name
- მანგლისი
- Settlement.type
- Borough
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- Manglisi field.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
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- Environs of Manglisi
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- Georgia#Georgia Kvemo Kartli
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- bottom
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- 280
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- Location in Georgia
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- Country
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- Region
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- 25px Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kvemo Kartli
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- Municipality
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- Tetritsqaro
- Settlement.established_title
- Daba
- Settlement.established_date
- 1926
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8 sectionsContents
- Geography and climate
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity and Middle Ages
- Russian rule
- Modern Manglisi
- Notes
- References
Manglisi (, ) is a daba (townlet) in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia. As of the 2014 census, it had a population of 1,441. With a recorded history going back to the 4th century, Manglisi was one of the earliest centers of Christianity in Georgia and is a home to the medieval cathedral of the Mother of God. It also functions as a mountain spa and health resort.
==Geography and climate== Manglisi is located on the southern slopes of the Trialeti Range, on the Tbilisi-Tsalka highway, west of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in the Algeti river valley. It is located at about above sea level and enjoys a subtropical climate, with warm summers (average temperature in July, 19 °C) and mild winters (average temperature in January, −2 °C). Annual precipitation is 700 mm. Manglisi also functions as a mountain resort.