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Kulashi
კულაში | |
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  Kulashi Location of Kulashi in Georgia  Kulashi Location of Kulashi in Imereti | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′15″N 42°20′44″E / 42.20417°N 42.34556°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Imereti |
| District | Samtredia District |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,702 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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Kulashi (Georgian: კულაში) is a small town (daba) in Imereti, Georgia with the population of around 1,702 as of 2014.[1] It is located 5 km from the town of Samtredia. It first appears in the 16th century records as a fief of the Mikeladze family. It was granted the status of daba in 1961.
Kulashi had formerly been a home to one of the largest Georgian Jewish community, whose size has significantly decreased due to several waves of Jewish expatriation to Israel.[2] As such, it had sometimes been referred to as the "Jerusalem of Georgia". Among the prominent Jews who came from Kulashi are Ephraim Gur and businessman Merab Elashvili.[3]
- ^ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Gachechiladze, Revaz G. (1995), The New Georgia: Space, Society, Politics, p. 94. Texas A&M University Press, ISBN 0-89096-703-2.
- ^ Leibovich-Dar, Sarah (December 14, 2013). "המיליונר הסודי: מוטי בן משה מנסה להשתלט על תאגיד אי.די.בי" [The Secret Millionaire: Moti Ben-Moshe Is Trying to Take Control of IDB]. nrg (in Hebrew). Makor Rishon. Retrieved December 10, 2019.