Senaki სენაკი |
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Senaki State Theater
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Location of Senaki in Georgia | |
Coordinates: 42°16′8″N 42°4′045″E / 42.26889°N 42.07917°E | |
Country | Georgia (country) |
Mkhare | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) |
Senaki (Georgian: სენაკი) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia. It is located at around 42°16′8″N 42°4′45″E / 42.26889°N 42.07917°ECoordinates: 42°16′8″N 42°4′45″E / 42.26889°N 42.07917°E.
From 1935 to 1976 it was called Tskhakaya in honor of the Georgian Bolshevik revolutionary leader Mikhail Tskhakaya.
The Second Brigade of the Georgian Army is stationed near Senaki. Senaki was the center of the Georgia military mutiny of 1998. The town was also the site of a battle during the 2008 South Ossetia war.
One of the important landmarks of the town is the State Theater built in Baroque Revival style.