Tsnori

Tsnori
წნორი
Town
Tsnori is located in Georgia
Tsnori
Tsnori
Location of Tsnori
Tsnori is located in Kakheti
Tsnori
Tsnori
Tsnori (Kakheti)
Coordinates: 41°36′45″N 45°58′25″E / 41.61250°N 45.97361°E / 41.61250; 45.97361
Country Georgia
RegionKakheti
Municipality Sighnaghi
Town1965
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total4,776
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Tsnori (Georgian: წნორი) is a town (since 1965) in Georgia’s Kakheti region. It is located in the Alazani Valley near the town Sighnaghi and has a population of 4,776 (2024).[2]

Georgian gold lion excavated at Tsnori

Archaeological digs at Tsnori have revealed clusters of kurgans which contain the most elaborate burial mounds among the Early Bronze Age kurgan cultures of South Caucasia.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Georgia Population Statistics". Archived from the original on 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine (2001), Encyclopedia of Prehistory, p. 35. Springer, ISBN 0-306-46258-3.

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