Vale, Georgia

Vale (Georgian: ვალე) is a town in southwestern Georgia, 12 km (7 mi) from the city of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, at the border with Turkey. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 3,646.[1] Vale is a border crossing point into the Turkish village of Türkgözü, in Posof district.

Vale ვალე
Town
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Coordinates: 41°37′0″N 42°52′40″E
Country	Georgia (country)
Mkhare	Samtskhe-Javakheti
District	Akhaltsikhe
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	3,646
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

The town is situated on the right bank of the Potskhovi River (a tributary to the Mtkvari), on the slopes of the Lesser Caucasus at 1,000-1,200 m above sea level.

Vale is first recorded as a village in the 10th-century. It emerged as a center of lignite industry in the Soviet era and acquired town status in 1962.

Vale houses a medieval Georgian Church of the Theotokos originally built in the 10th century, but reconstructed as a three nave basilica in the 16th century. The town is a home to a sizable Armeno-Georgian Catholic community.