Sioni (townlet)

Sioni (სიონი) is a townlet in Georgia, the part of Tianeti Municipality, in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. Located 80 km from the Tbilisi railway station, it arose in 1951 during the construction of the Sioni reservoir. Sioni obtained status of a townlet in 1960. Until the 1970s, it was called Sionmsheni.