Gurjaani
გურჯაანი | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 41°44′40″N 45°48′00″E / 41.74444°N 45.80000°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Region | Kakheti |
Municipality | Gurjaani |
Town | 1934 |
Elevation | 415 m (1,362 ft) |
Population (January 1, 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 7,261 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Website | gurjaani.ge |
Gurjaani (Georgian: გურჯაანი) is a town in Kakheti, a region in eastern Georgia, and the seat of the Gurjaani Municipality. It is located in the Alazani River Plain, at an elevation of 415 m above sea level.
Gurjaani is first recorded as a village in a historical document of the early 16th century. It acquired the status of a town in Soviet Georgia in 1934. As of the 2014 census, Gurjaani had the population of 8,024. The town is the center of the largest wine-making region of Georgia.