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Akhaltsikhe

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Akhaltsikhe
Coordinates: 41°38′20″N 42°59′10″E / 41.63889°N 42.98611°E / 41.63889; 42.98611
Kintra Georgie
mkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
Population
 (2014)
 • Total17,903
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Akhaltsikhe (Georgie: ახალციხე, literally new castle; kent as Lomisa an aw, Turkis: Ahıska) is a sma ceety in Georgie's soothwastren region (mkhare) o Samtskhe-Javakheti.[1] It is situatit on the both banks o a sma river Potskhovi, which separates the ceety tae the auld ceety in the north an new in the sooth. The name o the ceety translates frae Georgie as "new fortress".[2]

References

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  1. "Step Back in Time in Akhaltsikhe". Georgia Travel (in Inglis). 13 Julie 2023. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2024.
  2. "Castles.nl - Rabati Castle". www.castles.nl. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2024.