Tlia (Georgian: თლია) is a village in the Java District of South Ossetia[n 1] or Shida Kartli, Georgia. The village is located in the Vaneli Community on the right bank of Tlidoni river, at an altitude of 1,800 m. Distance to the municipality center Java is 23 km.[1]
Tlia
თლია | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°28′54.9″N 44°07′12.6″E / 42.481917°N 44.120167°E | |
Country | Georgia |
De facto state | South Ossetia[n 1] |
Mkhare | Shida Kartli |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Notable people edit
- Lado Ketskhoveli (1877–1903) - writer and revolutionary[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References edit
- ^ a b Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, v. IV, p. 686, Tbilisi, 1979.