Vedidkari (Georgian: ვედიდკარი) is a village in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. The village is located in 15 kilometers from Martvili. According to the data of 2014, 713 people live in the village of Vedidkari.[2] A small Jewish community existed in the village since the second half of 18th century.[3]
Vedidkari
ვედიდკარი | |
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village | |
 7th century church in Vedidkari | |
  Vedidkari Location of Vedidkari in Georgia  Vedidkari Vedidkari (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′50″N 42°16′21″E / 42.33056°N 42.27250°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| Municipality | Martvili |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian time) |
Notable people
edit- Soviet World War II bomber pilot Colonel Varlam Urdia was born in Vedidkari.
References
edit- ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014". საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. Nov 2014. Retrieved Nov 7, 2016.
- ^ "Menorah, Jewish Newspaper in Georgia" (PDF). dspace.nplg.gov.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
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