The crossroads village meets from south the streets from the border to Armenia and Turkey, from north to Borjomi–Gori and east-west from Batumi to Tiflis south of the Lesser Caucasus.

A 160 km long railway line was constructed between 1982 and 1986 in three parts.
The junction from the line Tiflis–Jerewan is in Marabda.

In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a new railway connecting Turkey with Georgia and Azerbaijan, passing nearby Akhalkalaki.
This would bypass an existing line through Gyumri in Armenia which has been closed by Turkey, blockading Armenia, for political reasons since the 1990s.
The railway  became operational on October 30, 2017.
It is here where the break-of-gauge is.

In compound with the military base was constructed an airport.
With military dismantling it was closed.
The crossroads village meets from south the streets from the border to Armenia and Turkey, from north to Borjomi–Gori and east-west from Batumi to Tiflis south of the Lesser Caucasus.
A 160 km long railway line was constructed between 1982 and 1986 in three parts. The junction from the line Tiflis–Jerewan is in Marabda.
In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a new railway connecting Turkey with Georgia and Azerbaijan, passing nearby Akhalkalaki. This would bypass an existing line through Gyumri in Armenia which has been closed by Turkey, blockading Armenia, for political reasons since the 1990s. The railway  became operational on October 30, 2017. It is here where the break-of-gauge is.
In compound with the military base was constructed an airport. With military dismantling it was closed.
Akhalkalaki