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Villages of Georgia’s
Azerbaijani community

ENAZ Azərbaycanca

Nº 05 / 14

Village

LEJBƏDDİN

Marneuli municipality, Kvemo Kartli

Lejbəddin lies on the left bank of the Khrami, 20 km east of Marneuli, at 325 m above sea level.

River
Left bank of the Khrami
From Marneuli
20 km east
Altitude
325 m
School
Since 1921
Population, 2024
1,088

Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, p. 74. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.

Nº 01Photographs
Lejbəddin: The village public school
01The village public school
Lejbəddin: The village public school
02The village public school
Lejbəddin: Memorial plaque at the school
03Memorial plaque at the school
Lejbəddin: The schoolyard
04The schoolyard

Photographs courtesy of Dr. Aygül İsayeva.

The schools series: Nº 01
Nº 02Timeline
  1. 1870Population: 422 people in 60 families.
  2. 1918Population: 378.
  3. 1921The school traces its history to 1921.
  4. 1926Population: 546 people in 95 families.
  5. 2002Population: 1,538 (720 men, 818 women).
  6. 2005The secondary school, named after Əliyar Qarabağlı, had 199 pupils and 24 teachers.
  7. 2024Census: 1,088 people (Geostat).

Notes

  • Ş. Məmmədli’s book spells the name Lecbədin.

Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, p. 74. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.

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