A WONDERFUL EVENING OF GORI (GEORGIA). ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ ВЕЧЕРНИЙ ГОРИ (ГРУЗИЯ).

‹ The template Infobox settlement is being considered for merging. › Gori გორი City Mayor's office, Gori.jpg Kostel a Citadela Gori.JPG Gori Cathedral Church.JPG Gori Dila Stadium.JPG Panoramic View from Gori Fortress.jpg From top: Town Hall Gogebashvili Garden and Gori Fortress, Gori Cathedral, FC Dila Stadium, Joseph Stalin Museum, Panoramic view to Gori Flag of Gori Flag Official seal of Gori Seal Gori is located in GeorgiaGoriGori Location of Gori in Georgia Show map of Georgia Show map of Shida Kartli Show all Coordinates: 41°58′0″N 44°06′0″E Country Georgia Region Shida Kartli Area • Total 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) Elevation 588 m (1,929 ft) Population (2014)[1] • Total 48,143 • Density 2,857/km2 (7,400/sq mi) Time zone UTC+4 (Georgian Time) • Summer (DST) UTC+5 Climate Cfb Website http://www.gori.gov.ge/ Gori (Georgian: გორი [ɡɔri]) is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. The name is from Georgian gora (გორა), that is, "heap", or "hill".[2] Gori was an important military stronghold in the Middle Ages and maintains a strategic importance due to its location on the principal highway connecting eastern and western parts of Georgia. In the course of its history, Gori has been invaded by the armies of regional powers several times. The city was occupied by Russian troops during the 2008 Russo–Georgian War. Gori is also known as the birthplace of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, ballistic missile designer Alexander Nadiradze and philosopher Merab Mamardashvili.