Igoeti

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Igoeti was founded in the twelfth (XII) century.{{cn|date=January 2023}} Igoeti is near the Mtkvari River (sometimes called the Kura) which has sustained the people near Igoeti and beyond for over 7,000 years.{{Cite web |date=2013-09-25 |title=About Sights – The Mtkvari River |url=https://georgiaabout.com/2013/09/25/the-mtkvari-river/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Georgia About |language=en}} Running through Igoeti also is the Lekhura river. Several species in the Paeonia genus have been recorded in Igoeti.{{Cite web |last=HONG, ZHOU |first=DE-YUAN, SHI-LIANG |title=Paeonia (Paeoniaceae) in the Caucasus |url=https://www.paeo.de/h2005/hong_dy/hong_caucasus.pdf |access-date=June 24, 2022}} Then, during the Russo-Georgian war, Russian troops stopped in Igoeti on 15 August, the closest they had gotten to Tbilisi, before a ceasefire agreement was signed.{{Cite book |last1=Watch (Organization) |first1=Human Rights |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GueUCYGFRc8C&pg=PA25 |title=Up in Flames: Humanitarian Law Violations and Civilian Victims in the Conflict Over South Ossetia |last2=Buchanan |first2=Jane |date=2009 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |isbn=978-1-56432-427-6 |language=en}}

Igoeti's population as of 2014 was 559. From 2002 to 2014 there was a -1.6% population decline. 51.2% of Igoeti's population is female and 48.8% of Igoeti's population is male.

97.8% of Igoeti, or 542 people, are Georgians. 3 people, or 0.5% of the population in Igoeti are Armenians. The remaining 9 people or 1.6% of Igoeti's population have another ethnicity.

Georgian is spoken in Igoeti. Georgian is the official language in Georgia, where Igoeti is located.{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=igoeti&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqteCKhIv3AhXKIEQIHTPRA8wQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Google Maps |language=en-IN}} The Georgian Lari is used in Igoeti.{{Cite web |title=Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby |url=https://my.utc.city/3390321 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=my.utc.city}}

Igoeti's elevation is {{Convert|651|m|yd}}.{{Cite web |title=Igoeti - Kaspi district • about.ge |url=https://www.about.ge/en/pois/?poid=8163 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.about.ge}}

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The school in Igoeti is the Igoeti Public School.{{Citation |title=LEPL Igoeti village public school of Kaspi municipality 1 | date=19 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXc2vDvdGXY |language=en |access-date=2022-04-11}} Winemaking is also very popular{{How much|date=February 2024}} in Igoeti.{{Cite web |title=Shida Kartli |url=https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/shida-kartli |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Georgian Travel Guide |language=en}} There also is a grocery store named მარკეტი (translates in English to Market). Also, there is a spice shop named Spice Igoeti and a police station. It is called the "Igoeti Police Station" (იგოეთის პოლიციის დანაყოფი). Local tradition says that you must throw coins out to the church in Igoeti while passing it in the car to travel the route safely.{{Cite book |last=Elkjer |first=Thom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TByKdhNUGkgC&pg=PA224 |title=Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World |date=2002 |publisher=Travelers' Tales |isbn=978-1-885211-80-4 |language=en}}

Igoeti is located in Shida Kartli,{{Cite web |title=Igoeti Shida Kartli Postal / ZIP codes and streets list - Getpostalcodes.com |url=https://www.getpostalcodes.com/georgia/place-igoeti-kaspi-shida-kartli/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.getpostalcodes.com}} which is situated in Eastern Georgia and is also in the South Caucasus region. It is located in Eurasia. Igoeti is settled on the Eurasian plate.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-18 |title=7 Major Tectonic Plates (Pacific, African, Eurasian, Antarctic and more) {{!}} Earth Eclipse |url=https://eartheclipse.com/science/geology/tectonic-plates.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |language=en-US}} It is near the E60 in Georgia and Europe and running through Igoeti is the Igoeti-Kaspi-Akhalkalaki Road. Igoeti is near the city of Kaspi (კასპი) and is around {{Convert|9|km|mi}} away.{{Cite book |last=Burford |first=Tim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRXGB7SJjVQC&dq=igoeti&pg=PA147 |title=Georgia |date=2011 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-357-3 |language=en}} It is around {{Convert|53|km|mi}} away from Georgia's capital and largest city, Tbilisi (თბილისი).{{Cite web |title=53 Km - Distance from Tbilisi to Igoeti |url=https://www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-Tbilisi-to-Igoeti-Georgia/DistanceHistory/www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-Tbilisi-to-Igoeti-Georgia/DistanceHistory/17369828.aspx |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=www.distancesfrom.com |language=en}} Igoeti is nearest to the Black Sea. Igoeti's Postal Code is 2609 and its telephone code is +995.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} It is on Georgia Standard Time.{{Cite web |title=Igoeti, Georgia on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby |url=https://my.utc.city/3390321 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=my.utc.city}}File:Tbilisi International Airport P1000075 (8848947801).jpg

• Russo-Georgian War

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Category:Populated places in Kaspi Municipality