Baghdati


Baghdati is a town of 3,700 people in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistskali, a tributary of the Rioni.

Geography

The town is located at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the left bank of the Khanistskali River, about west-northwest of Tbilisi and south-southeast of Kutaisi.
The climate of Baghdati can be classified as moderately humid subtropical.

Hotels

1. Guesthouse Zedafoni / https://zedafoni.com

History

Baghdati is one of the oldest villages in the historical Imereti region. Its name shares the same origins as the name of the capital of Iraq, Baghdad: خدا Bag "god" and هدیه dāti "given", which can be translated as "God-given" or "God's gift" in old Persian. When Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and during the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its name was changed to Baghdadi. In 1940, it was renamed Mayakovsky, after the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who was born here in 1893. In 1981, Mayakovsky was granted town status. In 1991, slightly modified original name was restored.

Demographics

Economy

In Baghdati there is a furniture factory and companies in the food industry. The nearest railway stations are located in Rioni and Kutaisi.

Culture

Baghdati has the Vladimir Mayakovsky Museum and a National Theatre.

Notable people