YUXARISARAL

Marneuli municipality, Kvemo Kartli

Saral lies on the left bank of the Debeda (Dəvədöy), 21 km south of Marneuli, beside the railway and the road, at 400 m above sea level. The village has two parts: Yuxarı Saral and Aşağı Saral.

River: Left bank of the Debeda
From Marneuli: 21 km south
Altitude: 400 m
School: Since 1935
Population, 2024: 882

Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, pp. 77–78. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.

Nº 01Photographs

Yuxarı Saral: The village mosque — 01The village mosque

Yuxarı Saral: The school’s new building — 02The school’s new building

Yuxarı Saral: The school’s old building — 03The school’s old building

Yuxarı Saral: The education centre — 04The education centre

Photographs courtesy of Dr. Aygül İsayeva.

Nº 02Timeline

1794A mosque was built in Saral.
1870Population: 181 people in 27 families.
1926Population: 267 people in 61 families.
1935A secular school has operated in Yuxarı Saral since 1935.
2002Population: 1,135.
2005The secondary school, named after Musa Abbasov, had 207 pupils and 29 teachers.
2024Census: 882 people (Geostat).

Notes

Ş. Məmmədli describes Saral as one village made up of Yuxarı Saral and Aşağı Saral. The location and the mosque refer to Saral as a whole; the population and school details are those given for Yuxarı Saral.

Source: Ş. Məmmədli, “Gürcüstan Azərbaycanlıları”, Tbilisi, 2006, pp. 77–78. Population (2024): Geostat, 2024 census.

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