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Daba (Georgian : დაბა ) is a type of human settlement in Georgia , a "small town".[1] [2] It is equivalent to an urban-type settlement in some other countries of the former Soviet Union .
In present-day Georgia, daba is typically defined as a settlement with the population of no less than 3,000 and established social and technical infrastructure, which enables it to function as a local economic and cultural center; it, furthermore, should not possess large agricultural lands . The status of daba can also be granted to a settlement with the population of less than 3,000, provided it functions as an administrative center of the district (municipality) or has a prospect of further economic and population growth in the nearest future.[1]
Etymology Daba is the term well known in Old Georgian , where it had the meaning "cornfield, hamlet". It is derived from a Common Kartvelian root *dab(a) , which is also a source of the Svan däb , "cornfield", and, possibly, the Mingrelian dobera (dobira ), "arable land". The derivative words are udabno , "desert", and mdabali , "low".[3] The name daba is also a basis for several placenames in Georgia, such as Daba, Akhaldaba ("new daba"), Q'veldaba ("cheese daba"), and Dabadzveli ("old daba").
List of daba in Georgia As of 2011, 50 settlements are categorized in Georgia as daba. These, listed according to a population size (2002 census), are:
Daba Population (2002) Status granted District/Municipality Region or autonomous republic Note 1. Surami 9,800 1926 Khashuri Shida Kartli 2. Tskneti 8,200 1967 Vake District ,Tbilisi Tbilisi 3. Chakvi 8,100 1954 Kobuleti Autonomous Republic of Adjara 4. Kazreti 7,300 1965 Bolnisi Kvemo Kartli 5. Khelvachauri 6,100 1968 Khelvachauri Autonomous Republic of Adjara 6. Ochkhamuri 5,000 1954 Kobuleti Autonomous Republic of Adjara 7. Chkhorotsqu 5,000 1960 Chkhorotsqu Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 8. Laituri 3,600 1953 Ozurgeti Guria 9. Tianeti 3,600 1960 Tianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti 10. Shaumiani 3,600 1932 Marneuli Kvemo Kartli 11. Agara 3,500 1934 Kareli Shida Kartli 12. Makhinjauri 3,400 1959 Khelvachauri Autonomous Republic of Adjara 13. Aspindza 3,200 1961 Aspindza Samtskhe-Javakheti 14. Manglisi 2,800 1926 Tetritsqaro Kvemo Kartli 15. Kveda Nasakirali 2,600 1976 Ozurgeti Guria 16. Mestia 2,600 1968 Mestia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 17. Akhalgori 2,500 1960 Akhalgori Mtskheta-Mtianeti Controlled by the Republic of South Ossetia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 18. Kharagauli 2,400 1944 Kharagauli Imereti 19. Akhaldaba 2,400 1965 Borjomi Samtskhe-Javakheti 20. Didi Lilo 2,400 1974 Tbilisi Tbilisi 21. Chokhatauri 2,100 1947 Chokhatauri Guria 22. Kulashi 2,000 1961 Samtredia Imereti 23. Bakuriani 2,000 1926 Borjomi Samtskhe-Javakheti 24. Zhinvali 1,900 1976 Dusheti Mtskheta-Mtianeti 25. Kojori 1,900 1968 Tbilisi Tbilisi 26. Stepantsminda 1,800 1966 Kazbegi Mtskheta-Mtianeti 27. Lentekhi 1,700 1969 Lentekhi Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 28. Shorapani 1,600 1938 Zestaponi Imereti 29. Pasanauri 1,600 1966 Dusheti Mtskheta-Mtianeti 30. Ureki 1,400 1953 Ozurgeti Guria 31. Abastumani 1,400 1926 Adigeni Samtskhe-Javakheti 32. Naruja 1,300 1987 Ozurgeti Guria 33. Keda 1,200 1966 Keda Autonomous Republic of Adjara 34. Khulo 1,100 1964 Khulo Autonomous Republic of Adjara 35. Tsagveri 1,100 1926 Borjomi Samtskhe-Javakheti 36. Adigeni 1,000 1961 Adigeni Samtskhe-Javakheti 37. Shuakhevi 0,900 1974 Shuakhevi Autonomous Republic of Adjara 38. Bakurianis Andeziti 0,500 1956 Borjomi Samtskhe-Javakheti 39. Sioni 0,400 1960 Tianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti 40. Tamarisi 0,400 1982 Marneuli Kvemo Kartli 41. Bediani 0,300 1963 Tsalka Samtskhe-Javakheti 42. Trialeti 0,300 1944 Tsalka Kvemo Kartli 43. Kharistvala 0,000 1956 Ambrolauri Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Depopulated as a result of the 1991 earthquake and a series of avalanches 44. Bichvinta - 1963 Gagra Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Controlled by the Republic of Abkhazia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 45. Gantiadi - 1966 Gagra Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Controlled by the Republic of Abkhazia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 46. Miusera - 1990 Gudauta Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Controlled by the Republic of Abkhazia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 47. Gulripshi - 1975 Gulripshi Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Controlled by the Republic of Abkhazia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 48. Kornisi - - Kareli Shida Kartli Controlled by the Republic of South Ossetia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 49. Kvaisa - - Oni Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Controlled by the Republic of South Ossetia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4] 50. Java - - Java Shida Kartli Controlled by the Republic of South Ossetia Russian-occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories (431-IIs, October 23, 2008)[4]
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