It is not difficult to understand where Borjomi is located. It is enough to find on the map of Georgia the Borjomi Gorge, where the Kura River flows. Here, at an altitude of 800-850 meters above sea level and is located a well-known balneological resort. The name is translated from Georgian simply: "Borj" means "fortress wall", "omi" - war". The city owes its name to the Caucasus Mountains, which rise around the city like fortress walls. It was enough for the population to erect observation towers on the slopes. Today the remains of the structures are willingly visited by tourists.
Despite the world-famous spa town is relatively small. The population of Borjomi is about 14 thousand people. The city has the national currency of Georgia - lari (GEL).
It is believed that the local springs have been used for treatment since times immemorial, as evidenced by the stone baths found by archaeologists. So it's hard to say exactly when Borjomi was founded, but the curative effects of the springs were discovered in 1816, when the Kherson grenadier regiment stayed here.
Then in 1834 a guess about curative properties of water was confirmed by a doctor. S. Amirov, who conducted relevant research. Although the water had not yet received its official name, the princes, counts and other royal elite willingly came here for treatment. In 1846 Count M. Vorontsov, who at that time was the governor of the Tsar in the area, built a summer residence in Borjomi.
The first exports of curative water were made in 1850, and about ten years later under Mikhail Romanov began construction of spa infrastructure. The first bottling plant started operating in 1890. And only by 1921 the village was granted the status of a town.
After reconstruction during the Soviet period the factory started working again, setting up export of water to 15 countries of the world. Today it is exported to about 30 countries.
