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Village in Lanchkhuti Municipality
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Village in Guria, Georgia
Japana ჯაპანა
Village
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Coordinates: 42°05′47″N 42°12′04″E / 42.09639°N 42.20111°E / 42.09639; 42.20111
CountryGeorgia (country) Georgia
RegionGuria
DistrictLanchkhuti
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Population
 • Total306
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Japana (Georgian: ჯაპანა, IPA: [dʒapʼana]) is a village in Lanchkhuti Municipality, which is in the Nigoti community. It is located in North Guria, 50 m above sea level and 7.45 miles (12 km) away from Lanchkhuti. In the village, there is a railway station on the Samtredia-Makhinjauri line and the road of international importance passes. Abasha, a path of domestic importance, also passes. Georgia Highway 12 passes through the village. There are three lakes in the village: Japana Lake, Didi Narional and Small Orange.

Architecture

Medieval fortress

The monument of Georgian architecture - the medieval fortress, is preserved in the village. The fortress is located on a rocky hill. Near the fortress is a large village with the remains of 3 churches, one of which is called "Little Booth".

Citadel

The highest place is a citadel surrounded by a wall with towers. The walls are constructed with bricks and mortar.

Population

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Population of Japana
Year People Percentage of increase or decrease
1908 350
1911 407 +16.29%
2002 361 -11.3%
2014 306 -15.24%

Fishing

During Soviet Times in 1934, a fish farm was arranged in the village with an area of 140 hectares (0.54 mi). The floodwaters were taken from the Rioni and Kheviskali rivers. It produced 70 - 80 tons of fish.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის პორტალი". Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ღლონტი გ., ცერცვაძე გ., „გურიის რეგიონის აგრარული სექტორის ეკონომიკა“ გვ. 97 — თბილისი, 2014, ISBN 978-9941-10-913-3
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