Aspindza ( ) is a daba ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 2,793 (2014 census), mostly ethnic Georgians.2002 Georgia Census . State Department of Statistics of Georgia. Retrieved on February 16, 2010 It is located at around .
History The word "Aspindza" derives from a Persian word "اسب انداز", which means "a place to rest". The year of the foundation the town is considered to be 888, as Leonti Mroveli () tells -
Ivane Javakhishvili, „The history of Georgian Nation“, II, 1983, page 102
By the end of the 16th century Aspindza had been conquered by the Ottoman Turks. According to their census, "Aspindza was a big village, that consisted of 50 families with gardens and orchards". The village is mentioned in chronicle of Sumbat Davitisdze () and Vakhushti (). ჯიქია; გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი. წიგნი III. გამოკვლევა. თბილისი, 1958
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See also Samtskhe-Javakheti
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External links Aspindza District