Kulashi
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Kulashi
კულაში | |
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 Interactive map of Kulashi | |
  Kulashi Location of Kulashi in Georgia  Kulashi Location of Kulashi in Imereti | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′15″N 42°20′44″E / 42.20417°N 42.34556°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Imereti |
| District | Samtredia District |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,702 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Kulashi (Georgian: კულაში [kʼuɫäʃi]) is a small town (daba) in Imereti, Georgia with a population of around 1,702 as of 2014.[1] It is located 5 km from the town of Samtredia. It first appears in the 16th century records as a fief of the Mikeladze family. It was granted the status of daba in 1961.
Kulashi had formerly been a home to one of the largest Georgian Jewish communities, whose size has significantly decreased due to several waves of Jewish expatriation to Israel.[2] As such, it had sometimes been referred to as the "Jerusalem of Georgia". Among the prominent Jews who came from Kulashi are Ephraim Gur and businessman Merab Elashvili.[3]
