Tsnori
წნორი | |
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Town | |
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  Tsnori Location of Tsnori  Tsnori Tsnori (Kakheti) | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′45″N 45°58′25″E / 41.61250°N 45.97361°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Kakheti |
| Municipality |  Sighnaghi |
| Town | 1965 |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,776 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Tsnori (Georgian: წნორი) is a town (since 1965) in Georgia’s Kakheti region. It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has a population of 4,776 (2024).[2]
Archaeological digs at Tsnori have revealed clusters of kurgans which contain the most elaborate burial mounds among the Early Bronze Age kurgan cultures of South Caucasia.[3]
- ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Georgia Population Statistics". Archived from the original on 2024-04-22.
- ^ Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine (2001), Encyclopedia of Prehistory, p. 35. Springer, ISBN 0-306-46258-3.