Country Georgia (country) Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft) Local time Monday 5:24 PM | Municipality Marneuli Climate Cfa Mkhare Kvemo Kartli | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Marneuli city with a future
Marneuli (Georgian: მარნეული [mɑrnɛuli]) is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Map of Marneuli, Georgia
Population
According to the 2014 Georgian census the population of the town was 20,211. The town is predominantly populated by Georgian Azerbaijanis (83,1%).
History
Before 1947 the town was known as Borchali. Between 1947 and 1952 the town was known as Sarvan, a name still used in some contexts. Marneuli settlement gained the official status of a 'town' (gorod) in 1964.
Today Marneuli is the site of a Georgian military air base. That base was bombed on August 8, 2008 during the Russo-Georgian War, reportedly leaving 4 dead (all ethnic Georgians) and 5 wounded.
Culture
There is one university branch (Tbilisi State University) and one university opened in 2008 (Heydar Aliyev Georgia-Azerbaijan Humanitarian University) in Marneuli.