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Marneuli

Marneuli
მარნეული
Marneuli municipality self-government buildingphoto by Zviad Avaliani
Marneuli municipality self-government building
photo by Zviad Avaliani
Flag of Marneuli  მარნეული
Flag
Official seal of Marneuli  მარნეული
Seal
Marneuli  მარნეული is located in Georgia (country)
Marneuli  მარნეული
Marneuli
მარნეული
Coordinates: 41°29′49″N 44°48′39″E / 41.49694°N 44.81083°E / 41.49694; 44.81083
Country  Georgia (country)
Mkhare Kvemo Kartli
Municipality Marneuli
Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 20,211
Climate Cfa

Coordinates: 41°27′49″N 44°48′39″E / 41.46361°N 44.81083°E / 41.46361; 44.81083

Marneuli (Georgian: მარნეული [mɑrnɛuli]) is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.

According to the 2014 Georgian census the population of the town was 20,211. The town is predominantly populated by Georgian Azerbaijanis (83,1%).

Before 1947 the town was known as Borchali. Between 1947 and 1952 the town was known as Sarvan, a name still used in some contexts. Marneuli settlement gained the official status of a 'town' (gorod) in 1964.

Today Marneuli is the site of a Georgian military air base. That base was bombed on August 8, 2008 during the Russo-Georgian War, reportedly leaving 4 dead (all ethnic Georgians) and 5 wounded.

There is one university branch (Tbilisi State University) and one university opened in 2008 (Heydar Aliyev Georgia-Azerbaijan Humanitarian University) in Marneuli.


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