Kareli, Georgia facts for kids

This article is about the town in Georgia. For the town in India, see Kareli, Madhya Pradesh.

Quick facts for kids Kareli ქარელი
Town

Kareli, Georgia Location in Georgia Show map of Georgia Kareli, Georgia Location in Shida Kartli Show map of Shida Kartli
Country	Georgia (country)
Mkhare	Shida Kartli
District	Kareli
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	6,654
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Kareli (Georgian: ქარელი) is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkvari, 94 km west of the country's capital of Tbilisi.

Overview

Kareli is first mentioned as a village in the 1715 documents. It was a property of the Tsitsishvili noble family. It acquired the status of a town under the Soviet government in 1981. Since 1939, it has been an administrative center of the homonymous district. As of the 2014 census, Kareli had a population of 6,654.

Kareli has a humid subtropical climate with moderately cold winters and long warm summers. The town’s environs are a home to several architectural monuments of medieval Georgia such as the churches of Zghuderi, Samtsevrisi, Ruisi, and Kintsvisi, and the fortress of Ortubani (Dzama).

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