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The world`s first democratically elected Muslim woman Peri-Khan Sofieva`s monument (Village Karajala, Georgia)

    Farikhan (Fari Khanum) Sofieva (b. 1884, Karajala, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire – d. 1953, Karajalar, Georgian SSR, USSR) — a member of the Tbilisi Mazri nation from Karajalar, the first elected Muslim female deputy in the world. In 2018 her memorial stone was opened in Karajala.

    More on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peri-Khan_Sofiyeva

    Address: Gardabani municipality, Village Karajala, Georgia