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Zugdidi

Official name	Zugdidiზუგდიდი
Name local	ზუგდიდი
Pushpin map	Georgia (country)
Map caption	Location of Zugdidi in Georgia
Coordinates display	inline,title
Coordinates region	GE
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name
Subdivision type1	Mkhare
Subdivision name1	Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Population as of	2002
Population total	68,894
Timezone	Georgian Time
Utc offset	+4
Timezone dst
Utc offset dst	+5

Zugdidi (; , literally "big hill") is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km. from Black sea coast and 30 km. from Egrisi range. 100-110 metres above sea level. As of 2007, it had a population of 75,900. The city is a capital of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region which combines Samegrelo (Mingrelia) and Svaneti.

The name `Zugdidi` means `big/great hill` in Laz-Mingrelian (Colchian) language. Architectural sights of this city are Queen's palace and Niko's palace (now the Dadiani Palace museums. both of XIXth cent.), Blachernae St. Virgin (1825-30 y.) and Mantskhvar-kari (X-XIVth cent.) Churches. There are also an old Botanical Garden (Queen's Garden) and the city boulevard.

Historically Zugdidi was a capital of principality of Mingrelia (Odishi) until 1867, when the principality was abolished by the Russian Empire. In 1993 there was an administration of first President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

Napoleon’s death mask is on display in the Dadiani Palace Museum in Zugdidi, but the main treasure of this museum is a Shroud of the Mary.

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