Abari
Abari (Georgian: აბარი) is a village in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, Georgia. It is part of the Likheti commune, Ambrolauri municipality, with the population of 122, mostly (99.2%) ethnic Georgians, as of the 2014 census.[1][2]
Abari
აბარი | |
|---|---|
  Abari Location in Georgia  Abari Abari (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′55″N 43°15′50″E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti |
| Municipality | Ambrolauri |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 122 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Abari is located on the right bank of the Lukhuni river, a right tributary of the Rioni, on the southern foothills of the Lechkhumi Range, 17 km. northeast of the town of Ambrolauri.
The population of Abari is dominated by two surnames: Lobzhanidze and Japaridze.[3] According to local tradition, the village was founded by a man surnamed Lobzhanidze from the Ghebi in the northernmost part of Racha in the 18th century.[4] The Japaridze descend from a priest sent to Abari in the 19th century.[3] Since the Soviet period, the families in Abari have used rural-urban migration to access the different resources provided by the village and the city.[5]
References
- "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- Ethnic composition of Georgia 2014
- Dragadze 1988, p. 4
- Dragadze 1988, p. 3
- Dragadze 1988, pp. 53–56
Sources
- Dragadze, Tamara (1988). Rural Families in Soviet Georgia: A Case Study in Ratcha. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-00619-4.