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Kaspi

Kaspi - city in eastern Georgia, Kaspi district. Situated on the banks of the river Lekhura, where the river crosses the hill and turns Kvernaki plains. The railway station at an altitude of 560 m, 48 km from Tbilisi. Was declared a town in 1959. The population of 19,9 thousand (2005) years. There are industrial enterprises, health care, educational and cultural institutions. Kaspi preserved feudal Churches - Kviratskhoveli, Virgin and "shubnishani". George drove the city stands a statue of 1971, (the sculptor. Berdzenishvili, arkit. C. Japaridze). And the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, as well as the territorial integrity of the memorial.
Kaspi archeological material and material culture prove that this person lives continuously in the Stone Age to the present day. The modern town of Kaspi was settled as early as the Bronze Age. Chronicler Leonti Mroveli (XI c.) This city has a mythological son Mtskhetos etnarki uploss attributes. Kaspi is mentioned in ancient cities (sarkine, Urbnisi, odzrkhe) together. "Conversion Kartlisai" according to BC. Sec. I was the king arsukma "Kaspi and took charge of the second millennium BC," Kaspi mentioned in connection with the conversion of Kartli. Kaspi especially V century progressed. The city with a military-strategic and cultural importance, and had their own spasalari of certain military-administrative unit "Kaspi saspasalaros" center. Kaspi growing Vakhtang Gorgasali and mirandukhti. VIII's 30-Ain in the United Arab commander Murvan-deaf city so devastated that he eventually died of urban life. "And the city was deaf, and now is a big small town" - the Vakhushti Bagrationi, the unified feudal kingdom period (XI-XV centuries). XV century belonged to the large feudal family - Amilakhvari. Administratively it Kartli Saeristavo shemadgenlobashiiqo. Satavados system emerges, (XV century Kartli King Simeon II I- chalice Amilakhvari Kaspi was confiscated and donated Svetitskhoveli. XIX century rural settlements in the Kaspi.
On the hills, the city is built. Where it crosses the river Lekhura Kvernaki hill and joins the river. Expanding plain west of the city which is called locally ashurianis field. Lantshapti mostly steppe type. Steppe humid climate of the transition. Knows the winter is cold and dry, hot summers. The average air temperature of 11,4 ° C, in January 0,5 ° C, August 23 ° C. The absolute minimum temperature - 27 ° C, the absolute maximum of 40 ° C. 450 mm precipitation per year.
Kaspi Georgia in building materials production center. Here the production of cement is one of the largest in the Caucasus and are essential in Georgia. Now the city operates, cement, alcohol, canning, confectionery factories. Blocks, plasterboard, blastmaseulobis factories and mills. Soviet era also acted in Kaspi cement tiles combine power and block factories. Kaspi products produced is carried out both within and abroad. Municipal economic growth potential as well as the fact that the city is going through a central area of ​​the city near the main railway and motorway 1's. Given these considerations Kaspi conveniently linked to other economic centers. There is a large city with satsamoebtan light industry facilities.
Today in Kaspi rehabilitation projects, road communications and water as Canalis-recovery, the city has been designed for outdoor lighting network. Now the population is supplied to the full extent of the Internet. Updated central city square, operates five branches of various banks and ATMs. House of Culture operates, wedding house, an industrial college, five public and one private school, two art school, wrestling sports hall, school and football stadium. Kaspi has a junior football club (Kaspi morning) as well as Georgian Folk Dance Ensemble (Old).