Tsalenjikha

Tsalenjikha
წალენჯიხა
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Location of Tsalenjikha in Georgia
Tsalenjikha
Tsalenjikha (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
Coordinates: 42°36′42″N 42°04′14″E / 42.61167°N 42.07056°E / 42.61167; 42.07056
Country Georgia
MkhareSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
District Tsalenjikha
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
3,013
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Websitewww.tsalenjikha.ge

Tsalenjikha (Georgian: წალენჯიხა, also transliterated as Tsalendjikha and Tzalenjikha) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of western Georgia with a population of 3,847 as of 2014. It is located on the river Chanistsqali. Historically, Tsalenjikha functioned as one of the residences of the Dadiani princess of Mingrelia and a bishopric seat with a medieval cathedral of the Savior.

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