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Marneuli

Coordinates: 41°27′49″N 44°48′39″E / 41.46361°N 44.81083°E / 41.46361; 44.81083
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Marneuli is a small city in southern Georgia. It is located near the border with neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia.

According to information of the Department of Statistics of Georgia the population of the city was 20,100 in 2006. The city is predominantly populated by Turkish-speaking ethnic Azerbaijanis (83,1%).

It is the sitee of a Georgian military air base. That base was bombed on August 8th, 2008 during the War in South Ossetia (2008), reportedly leaving 4 dead and 5 wounded.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sadulayev, Musa (August 8, 2008). "Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-08-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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41°27′49″N 44°48′39″E / 41.46361°N 44.81083°E / 41.46361; 44.81083