Akhalkalaki

Akhalkalaki
ახალქალაქი
Town
Akhalkalaki is located in Georgia
Akhalkalaki
Akhalkalaki
Location of Akhalkalaki in Georgia
Akhalkalaki is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Akhalkalaki
Akhalkalaki
Akhalkalaki (Samtskhe-Javakheti)
Coordinates: 41°24′20″N 43°29′10″E / 41.40556°N 43.48611°E / 41.40556; 43.48611
Country Georgia
MkhareSamtskhe-Javakheti
DistrictAkhalkalaki
Elevation
1,707 m (5,600 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total7,483
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
WebsiteOfficial

Akhalkalaki (Georgian: ახალქალაქი, romanized: akhalkalaki; Armenian: Ախալքալաք / Նոր-Քաղաք, romanizedAxalk’alak’ / Nor-K’aġak’) is a town in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe–Javakheti and the administrative centre of the Akhalkalaki Municipality. Akhalkalaki lies on the edge of the Javakheti Plateau. The city is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the border with Armenia. The town's recorded history goes back to the 11th century. As of the 2014 Georgian census the town had a population of 8,295, with 93.8% Armenian majority.[2]

  1. ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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