kvelatsminda church of gurjaani.
nato vachnadze museum
the territory of gurjaani has not been systematically studied archaeologically. occasional , incidental finds, such burials, pottery, , byzantine coins, suggest home established settlement in middle ages. gurjaani first documented village in charter issued in name of king alexander of kakheti (r. 1476–1511), granting locale exemption taxation. in historical documents gurjaani mentioned toponym of kakhtubani, 1 of town s neighborhoods , home kvelatsminda church. gurjaani in possession of andronikashvili noble family. result of series of marauding inroads mountains of neighboring dagestan, gurjaani had been virtually depopulated 1770s.
gurjaani rose larger settlement when railway line constructed in kakheti in 1915. became center of newly created homonymous district—a predecessor of present-day municipality—in 1930 , became town in 1934. during soviet-era industrialization, gurjaani had wine-making, canning, distilling, brick-making, , mechanical repair plants.
the post-soviet political , economic crisis took toll on gurjaani in 1990s. population dwindled, industry declined, , violent crime on rise. armed group ties mkhedrioni paramilitary organization implicated in several high-profile murders. mkhedrioni in de facto control of gurjaani district 1992 1995. despite political , relative economic stability achieved in 2000s, gurjaani still lacks elements of proper urban infrastructure , services.
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