Tsalenjikha
წალენჯიხა | |
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Coordinates: 42°36′42″N 42°04′14″E / 42.61167°N 42.07056°E | |
Country | Georgia |
Mkhare | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
District | Tsalenjikha |
Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,013 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Website | www.tsalenjikha.ge |
Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with the population of 3,847 (2014).[2] It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.