Vaqiri
Vaqiri
ვაქირი | |
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  Vaqiri Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′29″N 45°55′23″E / 41.64139°N 45.92306°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Kakheti |
| Municipality | Signagi |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,950 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Vaqiri (or Vakiri) is a village in Georgia, in the region of Kakheti, Signagi Municipality.[1] The village lies on the northeastern foothills of the Gombori Range, approximately 9 km from Sighnaghi at an elevation of 420 m. At the 2014 census its population was 1,950, almost entirely ethnic Georgian.[1]
History
In 1772, the Baltic German naturalist Johann Anton Güldenstädt, conducting fieldwork in the eastern Caucasus for the Russian Academy of Sciences, carried out research in the village.[2]
Landmarks
The village contains several medieval Georgian architectural monuments. The most prominent is a three-nave basilica of John the Baptist, representing early medieval Georgian church architecture. Two further churches are dedicated to the Transfiguration, one early medieval and one dating to the 18th century. A 19th-century church and a cemetery chapel of Saint George are also present. The 17th-century Kochiaan fortress-tower stands in the village center, and the Khatiashvili house dates to 1900.[3]
The village is home to house-museums of the Georgian writer Ilo Mosashvili and the physician Alexander Gzirishvili.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "General Population Census 2014". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ Güldenstädt, Johann Anton (1787). Pallas, Peter Simon (ed.). Reisen durch Russland und im Caucasischen Gebirge (in German). Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg: Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften.
- ^ a b "Immovable Cultural Monuments of Georgia". National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 6 March 2026.