Sadakhlo

41°14′20″N 44°47′16″E / 41.23889°N 44.78778°E / 41.23889; 44.78778

Sadakhlo
სადახლო
Sadakhlo is located in Georgia
Sadakhlo
Sadakhlo
Location of Sadakhlo in Georgia
Sadakhlo is located in Kvemo Kartli
Sadakhlo
Sadakhlo
Sadakhlo (Kvemo Kartli)
Coordinates: 41°14′20″N 44°47′16″E / 41.23889°N 44.78778°E / 41.23889; 44.78778
Country Georgia
MkhareKvemo Kartli
MunicipalityMarneuli
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
7,337
ClimateCfa

Sadakhlo (Georgian: სადახლო, Azerbaijani: Sadaxlı) is a village in Georgia located in the southern part of country in the administrative territory of Marneuli Municipality (Kvemo Kartli Region) at the border with Armenia. The village is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the municipal center Marneuli and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the capital Tbilisi. It is situated along the left bank of the Debeda river. Sadakhlo is the largest village in Georgia, and is the center of the eponymous administrative community (თემი, temi) that includes 4 other nearby villages: Burma, Tazakendi, Molaoghli, and Khuldara.[2]

The Sadakhlo market played a remarkable role in the interaction between Azerbaijanis and Armenians, in light of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Sadakhlo is almost entirely populated with Azerbaijanis, and is an important border town with Armenia. Since Georgia took a neutral stance in this conflict, it became a neutral territory in which both peoples could freely and safely interact with each other.[3]

Six kilometers west of Sadakhlo, in the village of Tsopi along the national route Sh37 to Akhkerpi, the ruins of the medieval Tsopi fortress are located there. This castle dates from the 5th-6th century.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2002-2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Main Results of the 2014 Census (Publication)" (PDF). Census.ge, National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) (in Georgian). 2016-04-28. p. 343. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ "Sadakhlo Neutral Zone for Armenian-Azerbaijani Contacts: Use of Trade as a Tool for Conflict Transformation". Journal of Conflict Transformation - Caucasus Edition. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "About Tsopi Fortress". Georgian Travel Guide. Retrieved 2022-03-24.