Fakhralo
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Fakhrali, also Talaveri (Georgian
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...

: ფახრალო) is a large village in Bolnisi District
Bolnisi District
Bolnisi is a district of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its main town is Bolnisi.- Geographical location :Bolnisi District is situated south-west part of country and has common border upon Armenia. Area of district amounts 804 km². The highest point is Lok mount. Bolnisi is a district...

 of Republic of Georgia.

Geographical location

Fakhrali is situated south-west part of country above 530-645 meter of sea level
Sea level
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. Distance with capital city Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

 is 40 kilometer, with district center of Bolnisi
Bolnisi
Bolnisi , is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. Currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants....

 town is 12 kilometer.

Population

According to population census of Georgia in 2002 its population was 6889 (12.2% of the District
Bolnisi District
Bolnisi is a district of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its main town is Bolnisi.- Geographical location :Bolnisi District is situated south-west part of country and has common border upon Armenia. Area of district amounts 804 km². The highest point is Lok mount. Bolnisi is a district...

) in 1495 family. Gender structure (males/females) of population is 47:53. Such kind of distortion in the gender structure of inhabitants associates with high level of labor emigration form the village since collapse of Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. In accordance with official statistics 99% of inhabitants are Azerbaijanians.

Mosque incident

In September 2009 incident occurred between representatives of fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups and inhabitants on the repairs of mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

 established in 1905. In Human Rights Report 2009 US State Department described this event as follows:

See also

  • Azeris in Georgia
  • Bolnisi
    Bolnisi
    Bolnisi , is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. Currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants....

  • Sadakhlo
    Sadakhlo
    Sadakhlo is a village in Georgia located in the south-east part of country in the administrative territory of Marneuli District near the border to Armenia.- Demography :...

  • Kizilajlo
    Kizilajlo
    Kizilajlo is the one of great village in Georgia at the administrative territory of Marneuli District .-Geographical location:...

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