Dedoplis Tzgharo :: ARMENIAN LOCATIONS

12 Monuments

Georgia (Country) / Kakhet (Marz (Region)) / Dedoplis Tzgharo (District) / Dedoplis Tzgharo (District Centre)

Historical Introduction
1918 y․

In 1918-21 the number of the village population increased on account of the Armenians saved in numerous ruined Armenian villages in Shaki and Aresh Districts, i.e. Dashbulagh, Sabatlu, Vardashen, Jafarabad, Gyog-Bulagh, etc.

Samvel Karapetian, Kakhet Armenians, Yerevan, 2004, p. 106. The original in Armenian.

Population
1874 y․

Originally the majority of the population were Russians: thus, in 1874 of the 953 inhabitants 915 were Russians and 38 Poles.

Caucasian Calendar for 1886 , p. 118. The original in Russian.

In Tsarskiye-Kolodtsy 20-25 houses of Sghnakh Armenians are mentioned in 1884, their main occupation being commerce.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 227, list 1, file 3, p. 1. The original in Armenian.

1988 y․

In 1988 Dedoplis-Tzgharo had about 400 Armenian houses of which 50 were Georgian-speaking.

Samvel Karapetian, Kakhet Armenians, Yerevan, 2004, p. 106. The original in Armenian.

1885 y․

1899 y․

1908 y․

1913 y․

1914 y․

1915 y․

1916 y․

Foundation
19 c․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Tsarskiye Kolodtsi	19 c․	The Russian equivalent for 'Royal Wells'
Krasniye Kolodtsi	20 c․	The Russian equivalent for 'Red Wells'
Tukurmish	19 c․	The Turkish name of the settlement
Tziteli Tzgharo	20 c․	Translated from Georgian as 'A Red Spring'