Aspindza
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History
The word "Aspindza" derives from a Persian word "اسب انداز", which means "a place to rest". The year of the foundation the town is considered to be 888, as Leonti Mroveli (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".) tells -
By the end of the 16th century Aspindza had been conquered by the Ottoman Turks. According to their census, "Aspindza was a big village, that consisted of 50 families with gardens and orchards". The village is mentioned in chronicle of Sumbat Davitisdze (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Vakhushti (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".).[3]
Literature
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, article ასპინძა.
See also
References
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- ↑ 2002 Georgia Census Template:Webarchive. State Department of Statistics of Georgia. Retrieved on February 16, 2010
- ↑ Ivane Javakhishvili, „The history of Georgian Nation“, II, 1983, page 102
- ↑ ჯიქია; გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი. წიგნი III. გამოკვლევა. თბილისი, 1958
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External links
- Aspindza DistrictScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
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