- Zugdidi
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Zugdidi
ზუგდიდი
name_local = ზუგდიდი
imagesize = 280px
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mapsize = 280px
map_caption = Location of Zugdidi in Georgia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = GEO
subdivision_type1 =Mkhare
subdivision_name1 =Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
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area_total_km2 =
area_land_km2 =
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population_as_of = 2002
population_footnotes =
population_total = 68,894
population_metro =
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timezone = GMT
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST = GMT
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=42 |latm=30 |lats=0 |latNS=N
longd=41 |longm=51 |longs=0 |longEW=E
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footnotes =Zugdidi (Georgian and Mingrelian: ზუგდიდი) is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of
Mingrelia (Samegrelo) . It is situated in the north-west of that province. 318 km. from Tbilisi, 25 km. from Black sea coast. The city is a capital of theSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region which combinesSamegrelo (Mingrelia) andSvaneti . The name `Zugdidi` means `big/great hill` in Mingrelo-Lazian (Colchian) language. Architectural sights of this city are Queen`s palace and Niko`s palace (now the Dadiani Palace museums), Vlakerna St. Virgin and Mantskhvar-kari Churches. There are also an old Botanical Garden (Queen`s Garden) and the city boulevard.Napoleon ’s death mask is on display in the Dadiani Palace Museum in Zugdidi, but the main treasure of this museum is St. Virgin`s Chasuble.
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