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Khoni (Georgian: ხონი, Xoni) is a town in the Western Georgian region (mkhare) of Imereti with the population of 11,300 (2002 Georgia census). It is situated on the left bank of the Tskhenistkali River in the north-west of Imereti, close to the border with the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and 266 km west of Georgia's capital Tbilisi. The town serves as an administrative centre of the Khoni District. Its economy is based on agriculture, particularly tea production.
Khoni has been known as a lively trading locale and a sea of the Georgian Orthodox diocese since the Middle Ages. The town itself was founded in the 6th or 9th century and the still functioning St. George's Cathedral in downtown Khoni was constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries. It acquired the status of a town in 1921. Under the Soviet Union, it was named after the Marxist revolutionary Alexander Tsulukidze in 1936, but the historical name of Khoni was restored in 1991.
Khoni has been known as a lively trading locale and a sea of the Georgian Orthodox diocese since the Middle Ages. The town itself was founded in the 6th or 9th century and the still functioning St. George's Cathedral in downtown Khoni was constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries. It acquired the status of a town in 1921. Under the Soviet Union, it was named after the Marxist revolutionary Alexander Tsulukidze in 1936, but the historical name of Khoni was restored in 1991.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoni
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Coordinates: 42°19'25"N 42°25'4"E
- Tbilisi 188 km
- Sochi 326 km
- Krasnodar 442 km
- Samsun Metropolitan Municipality 542 km
- Rostov-on-Don 610 km
- Volgograd 743 km
- Makiivka 747 km
- Donetsk 747 km
- Luhansk 759 km
- Dnipro 916 km
- Tsulukidze Air Base, GE 4.1 km
- ჯებირი 6.4 km
- Reservoir lake 7.3 km
- Nakharebao 9 km
- Martvili Monastery 10 km
- Khoni District 10 km
- Qveda Gvashtibi 14 km
- Tskhaltubo District 21 km
- Part of Lechkhumi 23 km
- Martvili District 24 km