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	USAID Europe and Eurasia: Microfinance Brings Hope to Ethnically-Diverse Regions in Georgia
		The new office opening in Akhaltsikhe is part of a unique public-private partnership between USAID and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline consortium.
		Continuing nation-wide operations supported through USAID funding, Constanta has received additional support from the pipeline consortium to open its latest office in Akhaltsikhe, which is one of the main cities along the pipeline route.
		Akhaltsikhe is important not only because it lies along the pipeline route.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/europe_eurasia/press/constanta_opening.html (970 words)

	Akhaltsikhe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south.
		In 1576 the Ottomans took it and from 1628 the city became the centre of Akhaltsikhe Province.
		In 1828, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, Russian troops under the command of General Paskevich captured the city and, as a consequence of the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople (Edirne), it was ceded to the Russian Empire as part of first Kutaisi and then Tbilisi governorates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akhaltsikhe (264 words)

	Akhaltsikhe - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Akhaltsikhe (old name - Lomsia) is a small city in southwestern Georgia, Mkhare (Province) of Samtskhe-Javakheti.
		In the 12th - 13th centuries it was the seat of the Akhaltsikhelis, rulers of Samtskhe, whose two most illustrious representatives were Shalva and Ivane Akhaltsikhelis (of Akhaltsikhe).
		In 1576 the Turks took it and from 1628 the city became the centre of the Akhaltsikhe Pashalik.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Akhaltsikhe (261 words)

	Encyclopedia: Akhaltsikhe
		In Akhaltsikhe there is also a very limited number of Muslim Meskhetians (up to 100), who have repatriated in recent years, but although the issue of repatriation is widely discussed, actual repatriation is insignificant.
		Akhaltsikhe (ancient name Lomsia) has quite old urban tradition, it is mentioned as a town already in 12th century.
		The Georgian inhabitants of Akhaltsikhe district to certain extent preserve historic memories of being oppressed under Turkish Ottoman rule and remember atrocities related with the Moslem population of the region, until their deportation in 1944.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Akhaltsikhe (1051 words)

	Akhaltsikhe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Georgian border department said in a news release on Monday that two privates were...
		The bus was on its way from Baku to Akhaltsikhe, southern Georgia, reliable sources in the police and the Customs Department told Itar-Tass.
		Akhaltsikhe is a small city in southwestern Georgia.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Akhaltsikhe (294 words)

	Policy paper of IPS Fellow Nana Sumbadze on the project: Preparation of the programfor opening the center the center ...
		Armenians in Akhaltsikhe district speak better Georgian than in Javakheti, many Armenians living there demonstrate fairly good command of it, but still even there the language skills deficiency is still a very serious problem (especially among those who live in 14 predominantly Armenian villages) have problems with speaking Georgian., leading to informational and cultural isolation.
		The population of the town of Akhaltsikhe, which is both regional and district centre, is c.
		In Akhaltsikhe there is also a very limited number of Moslem Meskhetians (up to 100), who have repatriated in recent years, but although the issue of repatriation is widely discussed, actual repatriation is insignificant.
	www.policy.hu /sumbadze/IPfpartnershipdraft.html (7442 words)

	Akhaltsikhe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A local NGO in Akhaltsikhe has sued the local government for more than 600 cases of the viral Hepatitis A infection in the area.
		His arrest triggered a protest of students in Akhaltsikhe, who claim that Beridze is innocent.
		The project is aimed at improving water supply situation of the city of Akhaltsikhe having a present population of about 25,000.
	www.vacationguy.com /search.php?keywords=Akhaltsikhe (191 words)

	Akhaltsikhe - Only Travel Info.com
		Akhaltsikhe (old name - Lomsia) is a small city in southwestern Georgia, Mkhare (Province) of...
		The project is aimed at improving water supply situation of the city of Akhaltsikhe having a present population of...
		Akhaltsikhe Business Centre (ABC) was established in 1997 with the support of...
	www.onlytravelinfo.com /search.php?q=Akhaltsikhe (236 words)

	MINELREL-L Archive (02041999-21:15:14-11579) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Akhaltsikhe is a Turkish tribe from Caucasus, predominantly settled in Georgia.
		Kilic stated that Akhaltsikhes who migrated into Turkey endure many difficulties primarily due to not being able to secure Turkish nationality, and consequently even those who are proficient in many trades are unable to obtain employment other than working as laborers or watchmen at farms or markets.
		"Akhaltsikhes have lived in harmony around various parts of Central Asia for many years and were able to maintain their identity throughout history.
	www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /minelres/archive/02041999-21:15:14-11579.html (477 words)

	ABCO Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Together with the assistance of "ABC Akhaltsikhe" and "Business Support Organization" of Kutaisi, possible prospective of infrastructure development of "Borjomi-Kharagauli Park", were investigated for the German Government.
		During the project implementation, business-training was held for 348 persons in 5 regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Aspinza, Akhalkalaki, Ninotsminda).
		For the purpose of the annual improvement of qualification of the "ABC-Akhaltsikhe" employees and with support from ACDI/VOCA, qualification upgrading training/consultation courses are conducted twice in a year.
	abcogeorgia.iatp.org.ge /abc.htm (556 words)

	Advocacy Magazine : Hepatitis A Epidemics in Akhaltsikhe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		As the age and professional groups of the infected varied widely, a suspicion fell on contamination of the public utilities.
		Amiran Meskheli, leader of the activist NGO fears that the criminal investigation procedures that have precedence over the civil suit may delay identification of the responsible bodies.
		While the case review drags on in the courts, the National Center for Disease Control reports 48 additional cases of Hepatitis A in Akhaltsikhe this year.
	www.advocacy.ge /magazine/HepatitisAEpidemicsinAkhaltsikhe.shtml (264 words)

	Armistice of Mudros - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In the Caucasus, Turkey had to retreat to within its pre-war borders, losing the possessions occupied directly or via means of puppet governments, i.e.
		the regions of Adjaria, (Batum), Akhaltsikhe, Kars, Ardahan and Azerbaijan.
		The treaty of Sevres (1920) which included the creation of Kurdistan and the Greater Armenia would have further greatly diminished the territories controlled by the Turks, but the treaty was not enacted due to the rebellion of the nationalists led by Kemal Atatürk.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Armistice_of_Mudros (282 words)

	Akhaltsikhe travel guide
		Located in the south, almost on the border with Turkey, Akhaltsikhe is dominated by an old fort, the Rabati, that towers over the city.
		Akhaltsikhe is a good starting point for visiting Vardzia with direct minibuses going that way, the last one leaving at 5.30 pm.
		Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
	www.world66.com /europe/georgia/alkhatsikhe (178 words)

	Hotell Akhaltsikhe & Reseguide Akhaltsikhe
		Oavsett om du åker på en weekend i Akhaltsikhe eller en semester i Akhaltsikhe så kan det vara en fördel att boka ett hotellrum i Akhaltsikhe.
		Tabibito's South Caucasus Travelogue: From Kazbegi to Akhaltsikhe...
		Except for the fortress, there doesn't seem to be much to see in rural Akhaltsikhe.
	www.hotellfynd.se /hotell-akhaltsikhe.php (320 words)

	CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
		Significant parts of the population of these regions and neighbouring areas were employed in the coal industry, and in enterprises related to it.
		The Akhaltsikhe mines have been closed, and the exploitation of the mine in Tkvartcheli was stopped because of the war in Abkhazia.
		If at the end of the 1980s 12000 workers were employed in coal industry, nowadays only 850 workers are engaged in the industry.
	www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=298 (576 words)

	CRS, Vol. 3, nr. 1, Art. 5
		The population of the district centres is as follows: Akhaltsikhe - 24,650, Adigen - 1,239, Aspindza - 3,783, Borjomi - 17,764.
		An agreement was reached between the EU and the governments of France, Georgia and Armenia on the rehabilitation of the road Poti - Khashuri - Borjomi - Akhaltsikhe - Akhalkalaki - Gyumri - Yerevan - Megri (a town on the Armenian-Iranian border).
		This railway, besides the motorways through Batumi and Akhaltsikhe, is a reponse to the increse in the trade with Turkey, currently the largest trading partner of Georgia; it would also have great significance for Armenia.
	poli.vub.ac.be /publi/crs/eng/0301-05.htm (6779 words)

	Active community and media - dialogue with government
		The project gives opportunity to the local population to express its attitude towards acute problems facing the region and to be actively involved in dialog with local government.
		On November 4 the first TV program was broadcast through Lomsia, the Akhaltsikhe independent TV company.
		Akhaltsikhe administration, and Revaz Zedginidze, Cooridnator of Horizonti's
	www.lgic.info /cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EpupklFklZtNzOQEej&style=e_print (240 words)

	Historial background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The most widespread name used by themselves in their community is «Akhaltsikhe Turks» («Akhyskha Turkleri» in Turkish) originated from the name of the city of Akhaltsikhe — the largest centre of the region where this people used to live.
		This territory is a part of the Georgian historical province Meskheti from which the name of the «Meskheti Turks» or the «Turks–Meskhetians» was derived and became common after 1989, too, as the self-name of this group.
		The Turks–Meskhetians, the Kurds and the Khemshils, who lived in Akhaltsikhe Territory and Adzharia (more than 95 thousand people in total) were deported in November 1944 to Central Asia and resettled as special immigrants in agricultural districts of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kirghizia.
	www.memo.ru /hr/discrim/meshi/ENG/Chapter4.htm (566 words)

	javakh
		After1829, 2,536 Armenian families resettled to the neighbouring Meskheti (centre - the city of Akhaltsikhe) from Erzerum, while smaller groups of their compatriots had lived there earlier as well; in 1913, 41,873 Armenians lived in the Akhaltsikhe district (16,499 in the city, the rest in 16 Armenian villages).
		Meskheti is divided into four districts: Akhaltsikhe (covers 1,010 square km and has 54,822 inhabitants), Adigeni (799.5 square km and 21,282 inhabitants), Aspindza (825.3 square km and 13,432 inhabitants), and Borjomi (1,189 square km and 38,973 inhabitants).
		An agreement was reached between the EU and the governments of France, Georgia and Armenia on the rehabilitation of the road Poti - Khashuri - Borjomi - Akhaltsikhe - Akhalkalaki - Gyumri -Yerevan - Megri (a town on the Armenian-Iranian border).
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/7124/javakh.html (5917 words)

	Deserters may be sued
		The Georgian Defence Ministry says the 14 Armenians who deserted the army (the twelve mentioned in an earlier report and another two who joined them later) will be sued unless they voluntary return to their military unit, according to Regnum news agency.
		The chiefs of the Akhaltsikhe battalion the deserters serve in deny charges of discrimination on an ethnic basis and point out that other ethnic Armenians in the battalion make no grievances.
		The command believes what happened resulted from the wish of the deserters, who live in Akhalkalaki and agree to serve in a unit there, to be transferred to a place of service closer to their homes.
	eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /newstext/engnews/id/799965.html (117 words)

	Turks-Meskhetians insist on fulfillment of Georgia's commitments to Council of Europe
		Akhaltsikhe (Meskhetian) Turks deported in 1944 keep on insisting on their return to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which is their native land, and demand that the new Georgian leadership meet commitments on the repatriation of this people undertaken to the Council of Europe more than 4 years ago.
		Then they would be able to regulate their life themselves with the help of international humanitarian organizations.
		Out of 11 peoples subjected to repressions in the USSR, only the Akhaltsikhe Turks have not been able to return to their native land so far, according to Chingiz Neyman-Zade.
	eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /newstext/engnews/id/625631.html (279 words)

	Investment Guide to Georgia :: Samtskhe-Javakheti
		Akhaltsikhe is the administrative center of the region.
		There are 353 settlements in the region of which 5 cities - Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Vale and Ninotsminda, 7 towns — Bakuriani, Bakuriani Andesite, Tsagveri, Akhaldaba, Adigeni, Abastumani, Aspindza and 254 villages.
		From the economic standpoint, the region has great potential for the development of tourism and a planned construction of the railway between Akhalkalaki and the Turkish city of Kars seems promising as well.
	www.investmentguide.ge /pages/country_overview/regional_overview/samtskhe-javakheti (322 words)

	About Georgia : Regions and Cities : Divisions : Samtskhe-Javakheti
		GE-SJ Akhaltsikhe is the administrative center of the region.
		Samtskhe-Javakheti consists of 6 administrative districts: Adigeni, Aspindza, Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Ninotsminda.
		From the economic standpoint, the region has great potential for the development of tourism and a planned construction of the railway between Akhalkalaki and the Turkish city of Kars seems promising as well.
	www.aboutgeorgia.net /regions/divisions.html?page=7 (250 words)

	Tabibito's South Caucasus Travelogue: From Kazbegi to Akhaltsikhe via Tbilisi
		Today, we want to continue to Akhaltsikhe, which is a small town near the border to Turkey.
		She says that she's been living in Akhaltsikhe for quite a while, which is quite a surprise.
		Akhaltsikhe doesn't seem to be a good place to walk around at night.
	www.tabibito.de /caucasus/etag11.html (1948 words)

	Meskhetians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Estimated population of Meskhetian Turks is around 300,000.
		They are known as Ahıska Türkleri (Akhaltsikhe Turks) in Turkey.
		In May 1989 a pogrom of Meskhetian Turks occurred in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan as a result of growing ethnic tensions in the overcrowded and poverty-ridden area of Fergana.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meskh (376 words)

	Akhaltsikhe Travel
		Europe and Eurasia Bureau, joined residents of Akhaltsikhe, in the Republic of Georgia on May 20...
		congratulated Constanta and the people of Akhaltsikhe on the new office opening...
		Akhaltsikhé es una ciutat de Geòrgia part de la regió de Meskhètia, abans Samtskhé.
	www.hotels-vacations-flights.com /search.php?keywords=Akhaltsikhe (263 words)

	The Georgian Times on the Web: Comprehensive news site, daily international, national and local news coverage , ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Akhaltsikhe regional court sentenced employees of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline-building, Nugzar, Zviad, Mikheil Khabuliani and Badri Chelidze to three months pre-trial imprisonment on September 28.
		Police detained the suspected in the robbery people in Akhaltsikhe after one hour from the robbery and transferred them to Borjomi regional department where, according to the statements of the detained people, they were beaten.
		According to the statement of their solicitor Kakha Maghradze, they were guests in Akhaltsikhe where they arrived with the car and they were not there for robbery otherwise they could easily hide from the place of the incident.
	www.geotimes.ge /fullview1.php?id=21767&cat1=25 (671 words)

	resort in Akhaltsikhe.Reviews, Hotels Akhaltsikhe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		When looking for a suite in Akhaltsikhe,you should remember that during peak periods lodgings might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your resort, so it is always best to book your lodging in Akhaltsikhe as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
		There are a large number of villa booking engines for Akhaltsikhes, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of bed and breakfasts and the normal rate.
		In order to assist you in finding your Akhaltsikhe inn, we have developed an interface that will compare hotel booking engines simultaneously so that you can get the best price for Akhaltsikhe.
	www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Akhaltsikhe-834.php (114 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Village Akhaltsikhe is situated on the left bank of river Snostskali, on the 1800 m.
		Buchukuri and Fadiauti are spread family names of the village Akhaltsikhe.
		Karkucha is a village, located on the right bank of the river Snostskali (right flow of river Tergi), on the 1800 m height above sea level and belongs to Kazbegi region.
	www.osgf.ge /suntni/SeAchkhoti-KorshaEng.htm (713 words)

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