Variani

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Variani (Georgian: ვარიანი) is a village in the Gori District of Shida Kartli, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Gori. As of 2014, it had a population of 1,469. Variani is best known for being the birthplace of Iakob Gogebashvili and the location of the Iakob Gogebashvili House Museum, being a border village to the South Ossetia disputed territory, and being occupied by Russian forces in the 2008 South Ossetia war until 8 October 2008.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variani
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Coordinates:   42°4'21"N   44°1'51"E
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