Dzveli Khibula (Georgian: ძველი ხიბულა; former ხიბულა [Khibula]) is a village located in Khobi Municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, in western Georgia, center of the community. It is located on the right bank of Chanistsqali river, 170 meters above sea level. It is 24 kilometers away from the town of Khobi. The village is known as where the first president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993), spent the last days of his life.[2][3]
Dzveli Khibula
ძველი ხიბულა | |
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Village | |
  Dzveli Khibula Location of Dzveli Khibula  Dzveli Khibula Dzveli Khibula (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′07″N 41°58′50″E / 42.45194°N 41.98056°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| District | Khobi |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 712 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
History
editThe village of Dzveli Khibula was first mentioned in sources in the 60s of the 16th century. In the 17th century, there were two palaces of Abkhazian Catholics in the village. The ruins of one of the palaces have been preserved.
In 2015, the house in which Gamsakhurdia spent the last days of his life was purchased by one of the public groups; the new owner of the house announced his readiness to transfer the house to the state to create a memorial museum for Zviad Gamsakhurdia. On August 3, 2018, by order of the director of the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, this house received the status of an immovable monument of cultural heritage.[4][5]
Landmarks
editRuins of medieval buildings.
References
edit- ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Михаил ВИГНАНСКИЙ (23 October 2009). "Как умирал Гамсахурдиа". Время Новостей.
- ^ "До и после выстрелов в Дзвели Хибула". maxpark.com.
- ^ "Дому, где провел последние дни своей жизни Звиад Гамсахурдия, присвоен статус памятника культурного наследия". apsny.ge. 2018-08-10. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის თვალსაზრისით ღირებული ობიექტებისათვის კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის უძრავი ძეგლის სტატუსის მინიჭების თაობაზე". 2018-08-03. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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