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Keda

ქედა
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Keda, Georgia is located in Georgia
Keda, Georgia
Keda, Georgia
Location in Georgia
Keda, Georgia is located in Adjara
Keda, Georgia
Keda, Georgia
Location in Adjara
Country  Georgia
Autonomous Republic Adjara
Municipality Keda
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 1,285
Time zone UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Website keda.gov.ge

Keda (Georgian: ქედა) is an urban-type settlement (daba) in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, in southwestern Georgia, located 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of the regional capital Batumi. The town of 1,285 residents (2021) is the administrative centre of the Keda Municipality, and is located at the confluence of the Acharistsqali (literally "river of Adjara") and Akavreta rivers, at an elevation of 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level.

The town has administrative, educational and health facilities, small businesses, and a museum of local history. Keda was a trading post in the 19th century. It was given the status of daba in 1966.

Transport

Only one national route passes through Keda, the Sh1 Batumi - Akhaltsikhe, an important connection between Adjara and Samtskhe-Javakheti across the Goderdzi Pass. Keda is served by minibuses (marshutkas) from Batumi.

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