Georgian town residents oppose mosque construction![]() January 30, 2012 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The residents of the Georgian southwestern resort of Batumi protest construction of a mosque in the town. “We are not against restoration of a mosque in Ajaria or in any other part of Georgia but we strongly oppose construction of a new one. We promise that should the mosque be built, we will raze it to the ground with bulldozers,” a public movement head Murmar Dumbadze said. The decision to build a mosque in the Georgian resort was taken by the Georgian and Turkish government several days ago. ![]() ![]() Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |