Gori, Georgie

Gori (Georgie: გორი) is a ceety in eastren Georgie, which serves as the regional caipital o Shida Kartli an the centre o the homonymous admeenistrative destrict. The name is frae Georgie gora (გორა), that is, "heap", or "hill". As o 2014, it haed a population o 48,143.

Gori გორი
Georgian Orthodox Cathedral in Gori
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Gori გორი Location o Gori in Georgie
Coordinates: 41°58′0″N 44°06′0″E
Kintra	Georgie
Region	Shida Kartli
Elevation	588 m (1,929 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	48,143
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgie Time)
Website	http://www.gori-municipality.ge

Gori wis a important militar stranghauld in the Middle Ages an maintains a strategic importance due tae its location on the principal heich-gate connectin eastren an wastren pairts o Georgie. In the course o its history, Gori haes been invadit bi the airmies o regional pouers several times. The ceety wis occupeed bi Roushie troops durin the Roushie-Georgie War.

Gori is kent as the birthplace o the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin an ballistic missile designer Alexander Nadiradze an aw.

Geografie an climate

Gori is locatit 76 kilometre (47 mi) wast o Georgie's caipital Tbilisi, at the confluence o the rivers Mtkvari an Greater Liakhvi, 588 metre (1,929 ft) abuin sea level. The climate is transitional frae moderately warm steppe tae moderately humid. Simmer is uisually hot. The average annual temperatur is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F), minimal in Januar (−1.2 °C (29.8 °F)) an maximal in August (22.5 °C (72.5 °F)). The maximum precipitation faws in Mey (76 mm (3.0 in)) an minimum in August (34 mm (1.3 in)) an Januar (30 mm (1.2 in)).

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Steid Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Map o Gori Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• On Gori, Georgie
• Live WebCam Gori Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine