Tsnori
წნორი
Town
Tsnori is located in Georgia
Tsnori
Tsnori
Location of Tsnori
Tsnori is located in Kakheti
Tsnori
Tsnori
Tsnori (Kakheti)
Coordinates: 41°36′45″N 45°58′25″E / 41.61250°N 45.97361°E / 41.61250; 45.97361
Country Georgia
RegionKakheti
Municipality Sighnaghi
Town1965
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total4,815
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Tsnori (Georgian: წნორი) is a town (since 1965) in Georgia’s Kakheti region. It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has a population of 4,815 (2014 Georgia Census).[1]

Georgian gold lion excavated at Tsnori

Archaeological digs at Tsnori have revealed clusters of kurgans which contain the most elaborate burial mounds among the Early Bronze Age kurgan cultures of South Caucasia.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine (2001), Encyclopedia of Prehistory, p. 35. Springer, ISBN 0-306-46258-3.

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