Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხე; Armenian: Ախալցխա, also known as Lomsia) is a small city in southwestern Georgia, Mkhare (Province) of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 46,134. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south. The name of the city translates as "new fortress".
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