Ambrolauri ( Georgian : ამბროლაური ) is a city in Georgia , located in the northwestern part of the country, on both banks of the Rioni river , at an elevation of 550 m above sea level . The city serves as the seat of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti regional administration and of the Ambrolauri Municipality and had a population of 2,015 in 2021. Its area is 2.8 km . Ambrolauri was first recorded in the 17th century as a place where one of the palaces of the kings of Imereti was located. It acquired the city status in 1966.
16-483: (Redirected from Yenukidze ) "Yenukidze" redirects here. For the town in Georgia known as "Yenukidze" in the 1930s, see Ambrolauri . Yenukidze or Enukidze is a Georgian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andro Enukidze , Georgian theater director Avel Yenukidze , Georgian "Old Bolshevik" [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-579: A result of the local government reform in 2014, Ambrolauri was split from the homonymous municipality as a self-governing city and the city's population directly elected its first ever mayor. In 2017 this decision was reverted and Ambrolauri, like six other cities, lost its self-governing status again when the central government deemed this reform too expensive and inefficient. Highest recorded temperature: 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on 30 July 2000 Lowest recorded temperature: −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) on 30 December 2006 between 2014 and 2017 Ambrolauri
48-484: Is 1.1 km long and a terminal of 600 square meters can serve about 50 people at a time. Georgian local elections, 2014 The 2014 Georgian local elections ( Georgian : საქართველოს ადგილობრივი თვითმმართველობის ორგანოების არჩევნები ) were held on 15 June and 12 July 2014 to elect the councils of local government, sakrebulo , mayors of 12 self-governing cities, as well as the governors, gamgebeli , of 59 municipalities. The previous local election in Georgia
64-538: Is a separate self-governing community. Ambrolauri is home to the Museum of Fine Arts , and a theatre. The environs of Ambrolauri are rich in historical monuments such as the churches of Barakoni and Nikortsminda . A recreational zone is being developed at Shaori Lake , south of Ambrolauri. Ambrolauri is served by an airport , opened in January 2017, which can serve small planes carrying 15–20 passengers. Its runway
80-526: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ambrolauri The territory of Ambrolauri has not been systematically studied archaeologically. The toponym Ambrolauri is known from the 17th century. The Russian diplomat Alexey Yevlev, who visited the Kingdom of Imereti in 1650, and then the Georgian scholar Prince Vakhushti , writing c. 1745, mention a royal castle at Ambrolauri, where
96-673: The Machabeli family, Zurab, an in-law of the Tsulukidze , one of the leading families in Racha . An old three-storey tower built of stone and lime, located in the city, is still known to the locals as the Machabeli Tower. Ruins of a stone hall church are also found nearby. An inscription from the church doorway makes mention of King George III of Imereti ( r. 1605–1639) and his family. A hoard of hundreds of coins buried early in
112-623: The United National Movement received 27.97%, Dimitri Lortkipanidze of the Nino Burjanadze - United Opposition coalition received 12.81%, and Irma Inashvili of the Alliance of Patriots Georgia received 5.37%. This was the first Georgian mayoral election in which a second round had to be held, as no candidate received more than 50% of the vote and a runoff was held on July 12, in which Narmania won with 72.47% of
128-447: The surname Enukidze . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enukidze&oldid=1219145799 " Categories : Surnames Georgian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
144-593: The 17th century, including those with Arabic inscription stuck at Tbilisi and those issued in the name of George II of Imereti (r. 1565–1585), was unearthed in 1909. After the Russian conquest of Imereti in 1810, Ambrolauri became a part of the Racha district ( uyezd ). In Soviet Georgia , it became the seat of the Ambrolauri district ( raion ) in 1930 and acquired the city status in 1966. In 1934, Ambrolauri
160-654: The Georgian Dream's accession to power, the bodies of local government became political battlegrounds and many members of the local councils abandoned the UNM. Both the UNM leadership and political analysts saw the local elections of 2014 as a chance for the UNM to stage a political comeback. The first round of the 2014 Tbilisi mayoral election was held on 15 June 2014. The candidate of the Georgian Dream coalition, Davit Narmania , received 46.09%, Nika Melia of
176-651: The Krikhula River becomes a tributary of the Rioni. Only insignificant ruins of that palace have survived. The name of the city may have been derived from the surname Amarolisdze, while the settlement could have earlier been known as Metekhara, a toponym recorded in the 11th-century charter to the Nikortsminda Cathedral . In 1769, the Imeretian king Solomon I granted Ambrolauri to a prince from
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#1732790256844192-636: The roll-back of the self-governing status, the city only had its own mayor for one 3-year term. Ambrolauri is the seat of the State Commissioner (or governor), representing Georgia's central government in the city of Ambrolauri and four other municipalities grouped together into the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region. Ambrolauri also houses the bodies of local self-government of the Ambrolauri Municipality , which
208-653: The vote. In the Tbilisi city council elections the Georgian Dream coalition received 46.01%, the United National Movement received 26.11%, the Nino Burjanadze - United Opposition coalition received 10.35%, and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia received 6.35%. No other party crossed the 4% electoral threshold. Nationally, Georgian Dream received 51%, United National Movement received 22%,
224-452: Was a self-governing city with its own municipal governance—a representative council ( sakrebulo ) and an executive body headed by a mayor. Effective the 2017 local election cycle, the governance of the City of Ambrolauri merged back with the Ambrolauri Municipality , a self-governing territorial subdivision . Both the council and mayor are elected for a four-year term since 2017. As result of
240-498: Was held in May 2010 and resulted in the overwhelming victory of the United National Movement (UNM) party, chaired by then- President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili . The 2014 election was held in a changed political climate as the UNM lost its position of a ruling party to Bidzina Ivanishvili -led Georgian Dream coalition in the parliamentary election of 2012 and Saakashvili's second and final presidential term expired in 2013 . After
256-486: Was renamed into Enukidze after the Soviet statesman Avel Yenukidze , on whose execution in 1937, the city's old name was restored. In 1968, Ambrolauri had a population of 4,400. The city was damaged in the 1991 Racha earthquake . It experienced a decline in population and economic activity in the years of post-Soviet crisis. Ambrolauri became the seat of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti regional administration in 1995. As
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