Samtskhe-Javakheti
Samtskhe–Javakheti is a region (mkhare) in southern Georgia with a population of 147,400 (2023) and an area of 6,413 km2 (2,476 sq mi). The region has Akhaltsikhe as its administrative center. Samtskhe–Javakheti is made…
Description
Samtskhe–Javakheti is a region (mkhare) in southern Georgia with a population of 147,400 (2023) and an area of 6,413 km2 (2,476 sq mi). The region has Akhaltsikhe as its administrative center. Samtskhe–Javakheti is made up of the historical Georgian provinces Meskheti, Javakheti and Tori.
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- Cities 6
- Villages / Towns 4
- Protected Areas 2
- Churches & monasteries 1
- Natural monuments 1
- Cultural & historical monuments 2
Cities
Akhaltsikhe, formerly known as Lomsia, is a city in Georgia's southwestern regio...
Borjomi is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population of 11,173. L...
Adigeni is a small town (daba) in eponymous municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Ge...
Aspindza is a daba in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with...
Akhalkalaki is a town in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe–Javakheti an...
Ninotsminda is a town and a center of the Ninotsminda Municipality located in Ge...
Villages / Towns
Likani is a townlet in Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region, located at the west...
Abastumani is a small town (daba) and climatic spa in Adigeni Municipality, Samt...
Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida...
Bakuriani is a daba and a ski resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is l...
Protected Areas
The Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park (BKNP) is a protected area in central Georg...
The National Park Javakheti is located in the Ninotsminda Municipality in south...
Churches & monasteries
Vardzia is a cave monastery town carved into the slope of Erusheti Mountain on t...
Natural monuments
Paravani lake is a volcanic lake in Georgia, located in Javakheti Plateau betwee...
Cultural & historical monuments
Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Castle is a medieval fortress built in the 9th century unde...
Khertvisi is one of the oldest and best-preserved fortresses in Georgia, standin...