Vaqiri
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Vaqiri
ვაქირი | |
|---|---|
  Vaqiri Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′29″N 45°55′23″E / 41.64139°N 45.92306°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Kakheti |
| Municipality | Signagi |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,950 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Vaqiri (Georgian: ვაქირი, also transcribed Vakiri) is a village in Georgia, in the region of Kakheti, Signagi Municipality.[1]: 167 The village lies on the northeastern foothills of the Gombori Range, approximately 9 km from Sighnaghi at an elevation of 420 m. At the 2014 census its population was 1,950[1], almost entirely ethnic Georgian.[citation needed]
In 1772, the Baltic German naturalist Johann Anton Güldenstädt, conducting fieldwork in the eastern Caucasus for the Russian Academy of Sciences, carried out research in the village.[2]