Lagodekhi

Lagodekhi
ლაგოდეხი
View of the town
View of the town
Flag of Lagodekhi
Official seal of Lagodekhi
Country Georgia
MkhareKakheti
MunicipalityLagodekhi
Foundation8th century
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total5,614
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Area code+995 354

Lagodekhi (Georgian: ლაგოდეხი) is a town, located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains between the rivers Lagodekhiskhevi and Shromiskhevi, in the historical region of Hereti (now part of Kakheti). Lagodekhi has a number of nearby waterfalls and includes the Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, established in 1912 and first noted by Polish botanist Ludwik Młokosiewicz for having a variety of tree species. Three kilometers east of the town is the border crossing with Azerbaijan's Balakan Province. Lagodekhi is in the Kakheti district of Georgia.

  1. ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.