Imiri
Imiri
იმირი İmir | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Mosque in Imiri | |
  Imiri Location within Georgia  Imiri Location within Kvemo Kartli | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Kvemo Kartli |
| Municipality | Marneuli |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,235 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GET) |
Imiri (Georgian: იმირი) or Imir (Azerbaijani: İmir) is a village in the Marneuli Municipality of Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. Located at the Khrami river, 10 kilometers away from Marneuli, it's a majority-Azerbaijani populated village.[1]
An ancient hillfort was discovered southwest of the village.[2]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2014 census, 1,235 people live in the village,[3] with most of them being Azerbaijanis.[4]
| Year | Population | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1445 | 708 | 737 |
| 2014 |  1235 |
623 | 603 |
History
[edit]The earliest form of settlement near the village dates to Gadachrili Gora (Georgian: გადაჭრილი გორა; Azerbaijani: Kəsik Təpə) from the 6th millennium BC, a 5 m high hillfort 90 m in diameter, which was excavated in 1971.[2] While the original settlement belongs to the Neolithic Shulaveri–Shomu culture,[5] it was later repurposed as a burial ground, with tombs belonging to the Kura–Araxes culture[6][7] dating back to the Early Bronze Age. Georgian authorities have protected the site since 2016.[8] As of 2026, a museum dedicated to the site is being built.[9]
In 2011, SOCAR, in cooperation with the government of Mikheil Saakashvili, expanded its gas networks into Imiri.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "იმირი". georgianencyclopedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- 1 2 "Gürcüstanda azərbaycanlıların yaşadığı ərazidə arxeoloji qazıntılar sona çatıb". Elm.info.Az | "ELM" İnformasiya Mərkəzi (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Circle. "საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური". www.geostat.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.geostat.ge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ Gadachrili Gora Excavations 2012–2013, CNRS Trajectoires / Georgian National Museum
- ↑ "იმირის გორა". georgianencyclopedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "შულავერის გორა, დანგრეული გორა, გადაჭრილი გორა და იმირის გორა (შულავერ-შომუთეფეს კულტურა)". saunje.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ AzadlıqRadiosu (2016-02-06). "Gürcüstanda Azərbaycan abidələri qorunur". Azadlıq Radiosu (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Mikadze, Zviadi. "Kvemo Kartli Regional Development Agency". kkrda.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "ГНКАР завершила газификацию села в Марнеульском районе Грузии". www.oilcapital.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
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