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'''Abari''' ({{lang-ka|აბარი}}) is a village in [[Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti]] region, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. It is part of the [[Likheti]] commune, [[Ambrolauri District|Ambrolauri municipality]], with the population of 206, mostly (99%) ethnic [[Georgians]], as of the 2002 census.<ref name="geostatII">{{ka icon}} [http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/II%20tomi%20.pdf საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის ძირითადი შედეგები, ტ. II: საქართველოს სოფლების მოსახლეობა] ("The results of the 2002 population census of Georgia, vol. 2: The population of villages of Georgia"). [[National Statistics Office (Georgia)|National Statistics Office]], 2003. Retrieved June 23, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-census.htm 2002 Georgia census data]. Population statistics of Eastern Europe. Retrieved June 23, 2012.</ref>
'''Abari''' ({{lang-ka|აბარი}}) is a village in [[Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti]] region, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. It is part of the [[Likheti]] commune, [[Ambrolauri District|Ambrolauri municipality]], with the population of 206, mostly (99%) ethnic [[Georgians]], as of the 2002 census.<ref name="geostatII">{{ka icon}} [http://www.geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/II%20tomi%20.pdf საქართველოს მოსახლეობის 2002 წლის პირველი ეროვნული საყოველთაო აღწერის ძირითადი შედეგები, ტ. II: საქართველოს სოფლების მოსახლეობა] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827085753/http://geostat.ge/cms/site_images/_files/georgian/census/2002/II%20tomi%20.pdf |date=2013-08-27 }} ("The results of the 2002 population census of Georgia, vol. 2: The population of villages of Georgia"). [[National Statistics Office (Georgia)|National Statistics Office]], 2003. Retrieved June 23, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-census.htm 2002 Georgia census data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419092459/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/georgia-census.htm |date=2012-04-19 }}. Population statistics of Eastern Europe. Retrieved June 23, 2012.</ref>


Abari is located on the right bank of the Lukhuni river, a right tributary of the [[Rioni river|Rioni]], on the southern foothills of the Lechkhumi range, 17&nbsp;km. northeast of the town of [[Ambrolauri]].
Abari is located on the right bank of the Lukhuni river, a right tributary of the [[Rioni river|Rioni]], on the southern foothills of the Lechkhumi range, 17&nbsp;km. northeast of the town of [[Ambrolauri]].

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Abari
აბარი
Abari is located in Georgia
Abari
Abari
Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 42°37′7″N 43°15′41″E / 42.61861°N 43.26139°E / 42.61861; 43.26139
Country Georgia
RegionRacha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
MunicipalityAmbrolauri
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
206

Abari (Georgian: აბარი) is a village in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, Georgia. It is part of the Likheti commune, Ambrolauri municipality, with the population of 206, mostly (99%) ethnic Georgians, as of the 2002 census.[1][2]

Abari is located on the right bank of the Lukhuni river, a right tributary of the Rioni, on the southern foothills of the Lechkhumi range, 17 km. northeast of the town of Ambrolauri.

The population of Abari is dominated by two surnames: Lobzhanidze and Japaridze.[3] According to local tradition, the village was founded by a man surnamed Lobzhanidze from the Ghebi in the northernmost part of Racha in the 18th century.[4] The Japaridze descend from a priest sent to Abari in the 19th century.[3] Since the Soviet period, the families in Abari have used rural-urban migration to access the different resources provided by the village and the city.[5]

References

Sources

  • Dragadze, Tamara (1988). Rural Families in Soviet Georgia: A Case Study in Ratcha. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-00619-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)