Ambrolauri

Ambrolauri (Georgie: ამბროლაური) is a toun in wastren Georgie which serves as a regional caipital o Racha-Lechkhumi an Kvemo Svaneti an the centre o the homonymous destrict. As o the 2014 census, it haed a population of 2,047. Ambrolauri is kent frae the 17t century whan it servit as ane o the residences o the keengs o Imereti. O this ryal complex, anerlie the ruins o a kirk an a touer hae survivit. In 1769, the Imeretian keeing Solomon I grantit this locale tae the prince Zurab Machabeli who erectit a touer thare, which is nou kent as the "Machabeli touer". Ambrolauri wis offeecially grantit the status o toun in 1966. It wis damagit bi the 1991 Racha yirdquauk. See an aw Barakoni Nikortsminda Freemit airtins Ambrolauri municipality Archived 2008-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Ambrolauri.com Guide tae Ambrolauri