Village
QARA
TƏHLƏ
Gardabani municipality, Kvemo Kartli
- River
- Left bank of the Kura
- From Tbilisi
- 13 km east
- Altitude
- 355 m
- Secular school (Təhlə)
- 1919
- Population, 2024
- 1,671
Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, pp. 42, 44, 49–50. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.
Nº 01About the village
Qaratəhlə is a village in Gardabani municipality in Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli region. It lies on the left bank of the Kura, 13 km east of Tbilisi, near the Tbilisi–Baku railway.
The name Təhlə covers two communities: Ağtəhlə and Qaratəhlə. According to Ş. Məmmədli, the place name reflects the well-known Təklə tribe.
Ş. Məmmədli (2006) lists Qaratəhlə among the Gardabani villages inhabited entirely by Azerbaijanis.
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