Martvili
Martvili
მარტვილი | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Martvili downtown | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 42°22′40″E / 42.41389°N 42.37778°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| District | Martvili |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,980 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Website | http://martvili.gov.ge |
Martvili (Georgian: მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after Sasha Gegechkori, an Old Bolshevik.