Terjola თერჯოლა | |
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 Terjola sport's palace | |
  Terjola Location of Terjola in Georgia Show map of Georgia Terjola Terjola (Imereti) Show map of Imereti | |
| Coordinates:42°11′00″N42°58′38″E / 42.18333°N 42.97722°E /42.18333; 42.97722 | |
| Country |  Georgia (country) |
| Mkhare | Imereti |
| District | Terjola |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 4,818 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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Terjola (Georgian:თერჯოლა) is a town inImereti,Georgia, serving as an administrative center of thehomonymous district.
Terjola is situated in theImereti Lowlands in western Georgia, on the right bank of the Chkhara river.[2] It lies on theTbilisi-Zestaponi highway, 190 km northwest of Tbilisi and 14 km northwest of Zestaponi. Its population is 4,644.[3]
Terjola is first mentioned in the 17th-century sources. It acquired the status of a town in 1983.
There are a series of historical and cultural landmarks in the environs of Terjola such as theSkande fortress, the ruins of the Gogni fort and church, and the Chkhalti church complex with its numerous antiquities now displayed in the museums of Georgia.
