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Sighnaghi (Municipality, Georgia)

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Flag and arms of Sighnaghi - Images communicated by The State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia, 23 February 2012

Flag of Sighnaghi
Flag of Sighnaghi

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Presentation of Sighnaghi

The town of Sighnaghi (2,146 inhabitants in 2002, therefore one of the smallest towns in the country) is located in Georgia's easternmost region of Kakheti.
The territory of the modern-day town has been settled since the Paleolithic period and was known as Hereti in the Middle Ages, and as Kiziqi after the 15th century. Sighnaghi (literally, "harbor" in Turkish) as a settlement was first recorded in the early 18th century. In 1762, King Heraclius II of Georgia sponsored the construction of the town and erected a fortress to defend the area from marauding attacks by Daghestan tribesmen. As of the 1770 census, Sighnaghi was settled by 100 families, chiefly craftsmen and merchants. When Georgia was annexed by Imperial Russia in 1801, Sighnaghi was officially granted town status and became the centre of Signakh uyezd within Tiflis Governorate in 1802.

Jens Pattke, 28 May 2011

Flag of Sighnaghi

The flag and arms of Sighnaghi are prescribed by Decree No. 11, adopted on 27 May 2011 by the Municipal Council.

The State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia, 23 February 2012