Senaki (Georgian: სენაკი, senak'i; Mingrelian: სანაკი, sanak'i) is a city in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia.
After the beginning of the construction of the Poti-Tbilisi railway line (1872), the center was relocated to its current location, 5 km away from the old settlement.
The oldest official data about the population of Senaki stems from the 1897 census and counted 1248 people (927 – male, 321 – female).
During the Soviet period there used to be mechanical, carpet manufacturing and brick producing factories; The processing of wine, tea and citrus were developed there.
Famous Georgian writers, academics and public figures including Simon Janashia, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Arnold Chikobava, were taught in this school.
One of the important landmarks of the town constitutes the State Theater in Baroque Revival style (architect Vakhtang Gogoladze).
At proximity to the town, on the so-called "Archangel hill", the historical church built by the monk Alex Shushania (named Senakeli) in 1908 can be found.
North of the town different kinds of spiritual and historical sights are situated: the Teklati Convent, the Shkhefi fortress and the Sakalandarishvilo fortification.
F. Diobua de Monpereoux) the mythical Colchian town "Aia" and then capital of Lazica (Georgian: ეგრისის სამეფო) "Tsikhegoji" was located there.