Japana, Georgia

Japana (Georgian: ჯაპანა (IPA: dʒɑpʼɑnɑ)) is a village in Lanchkhuti Municipality, which is in the Nigoti community. It is located in North Guria, 50 m above sea level and 7.45 miles (12 km) away from Lanchkhuti. In the village, there is a railway station on the Samtredia-Makhinjauri line and the road of international importance passes. Abasha, a path of domestic importance, also passes. Georgia Highway 12 passes through the village. There are three lakes in the village: Japana Lake, Didi Narional and Small Orange.

Architecture

Medieval fortress

The monument of Georgian architecture - the medieval fortress, is preserved in the village. The fortress is located on a rocky hill. Near the fortress is a large village with the remains of 3 churches, one of which is called "Little Booth".[1]

Citadel

The highest place is a citadel surrounded by a wall with towers. The walls are constructed with bricks and mortar.

Population
Population of Japana
Year People Percentage of increase or decrease
1908 350
1911 407 +16.29%
2002 361 -11.3%
2014 306 -15.24%

Fishing

In Soviet Times in 1934, a fish farm was arranged in the village with an area of 140 hectares (0.54 mi2). The floodwaters were taken from the Rioni and Kheviskali rivers. It produced 70 - 80 tons of fish.[2]

See also

Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia

References
  1. "საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის პორტალი". Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  2. ღლონტი გ., ცერცვაძე გ., „გურიის რეგიონის აგრარული სექტორის ეკონომიკა“ გვ. 97 — თბილისი, 2014, ISBN 978-9941-10-913-3
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