Village
CANDAR
Gardabani municipality, Kvemo Kartli
Candar lies on the western shore of Lake Jandari (Candar gölü, also called Ağgöl), 12 km east of Gardabani, near Georgia’s border with Azerbaijan, at 320 m above sea level.
- Lake
- Western shore of Lake Jandari
- From Gardabani
- 12 km east
- Altitude
- 320 m
- School
- Since 1922
- Population, 2024
- 1,825
Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, p. 45. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.
Nº 01Photographs
The village public school
Photo courtesy of Dr. Aygül İsayeva.
Nº 02Timeline
- 1870Population: 265 people in 46 families.
- 1886Population: 253 people in 37 families.
- 1918Population: 425 people in 76 families.
- 1922The school traces its history to 1922.
- 1926Population: 661 people in 167 families.
- 1989Population: 3,115.
- 2002Population: 3,118.
- 2006The secondary school had 240 pupils and 22 teachers.
- 2024Census: 1,825 people (Geostat).
Notes
- According to Ş. Məmmədli, the name may be connected with the Turkic Candar tribe.
- According to Ş. Məmmədli, historical sources also record the village as Gölkənd.
Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, p. 45. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.
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