Baghdati ბაღდათი | |
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Town | |
 Baghdati Town Center | |
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| Coordinates:42°4′4″N42°49′29″E / 42.06778°N 42.82472°E /42.06778; 42.82472 | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Imereti |
| District | Baghdati |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 2,511 |
| Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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Baghdati (Georgian:ბაღდათი,romanized:baghdati) is a town of 3,700 people[2] in theImereti region of westernGeorgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the riverKhanistsqali, a tributary of theRioni.
The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the riverKhanistsqali, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) west-northwest ofTbilisi and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-southeast ofKutaisi.
The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderatelyhumid subtropical (Köppen climate classificationCfa).
Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical Imereti region.[citation needed] Its name shares the same origins as the name of the capital ofIraq,Baghdād:Bagh 'god' anddāti 'given', which can be translated as "God-given" or "God's gift" in thePahlavi language. When Georgia waspart of theRussian Empire and during theGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its name was changed to Baghdadi (Russian:Багдади).[citation needed] In 1940, it was renamedMayakovsky (Georgian:მაიაკოვსკი;Russian:Маяковский), after the poetVladimir Mayakovsky who was born here in 1893.[3] In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status.[3] In 1991, the original name, slightly modified, was restored.[3]
| Year | Population |
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| 1959 | 4586 |
| 1970 | 4609 |
| 1979 | 4831 |
| 1989 | 5465 |
| 2002 | 4714 |
| 2009 | 4800 |
| 2014 | 3707 |
In Baghdati there is a furniture factory and companies in the food industry (canned food,wine). The nearest railway stations are located in Rioni and Kutaisi.
Baghdati has the Vladimir Mayakovsky Museum and a National Theatre. It is also home to the Baghdati Cultural Center and the Baghdati Central Stadium.
