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Shida Kartli

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Description

Shida Kartli is a landlocked administrative region (mkhare) in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of 5,729 square kilometres (2,212 sq mi), Shida Kartli is the 8th largest Georgian region by land area. With 284,081 inhabitants, it is Georgia's seventh-most-populous region. Shida Kartli's capital and largest city, Gori, is the 5th largest city in Georgia.

Key facts
  • Cities 6

  • Villages / Towns 8

  • Churches & monasteries 26

  • Cultural & historical monuments 2

Cities

Gori

Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida...

Khashuri

Khashuri is a city in the central part of Georgia and is the 9th largest settlem...

Kareli

Kareli is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkv...

Kaspi

Kaspi is a town in central Georgia on the Mtkvari River. It is a center of Kaspi...

Java

Java or Dzau is a town of approximately 1,500 people in the disputed de facto in...

Tskhinvali

Tskhinvali or Tskhinval, occasionally called Stalinir during specific contexts,...

Villages / Towns

Uplistsikhe

Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the...

Surami

Surami is a small town (daba) in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region with a population...

Kintsvisi

Kintsvisi is a village in Shida Kartli region of the Republic of Georgia, 7.5 km...

Agara

Agara is a town in Kareli Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia. Agara has a popul...

Ateni

Atenolol is a beta blocker medication primarily used to treat high blood pressur...

Ruisi

Pietro Ruisi is a retired Italian footballer and manager. He played as a midfiel...

Tkviavi

Tkviavi (in Shida Kartli): rural tourism and local culture.On TravelGraph: map,...

Skra

Skra is a settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately 125.1 kilometre...

Churches & monasteries

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Nikozi St. Razhden Monastery

Nikozi St. Razhden Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in goris r-ni, sop. ze...

Sabatsmindi St. Sabbas Monastery

Sabatsmindi St. Sabbas Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in tskhinvalis r-n...

Kvatakhevi Monastery

Kvatakhevi Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in kaspis r-ni, kavturis kheob...

Ateni Monastery

Ateni Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in goris r-ni, sop. ateni, Georgi...

Kintsvisi Monastery

Kintsvisi Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni, sop. qintsvisi...

Kozipa Monastery

Kozipa Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni, md. dzamis kheoba...

Ortubni Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery

Ortubni Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in ka...

Sarki St. George Monastery

Sarki St. George Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelidan 12 km, Geor...

Samtserisi Archangels Monastery

Samtserisi Archangels Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni,...

Tbeti Monastery

Tbeti Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni, dzamis kheoba, Geo...

Kodmani St. Macarius of Alexandria Monastery

Kodmani St. Macarius of Alexandria Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in kar...

Dzami St. Sabbas Monastery

Dzami St. Sabbas Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni, dzamis...

Mukhileti St. Zenon of Ikalto Monastery

Mukhileti St. Zenon of Ikalto Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis...

Kvatetri All Georgian Saints Monastery

Kvatetri All Georgian Saints Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis r...

Banas St. Gregory of Khandzta Monastery

Banas St. Gregory of Khandzta Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in karelis...

Tqemlovani St. Mary of Egypt Monastery

Tqemlovani St. Mary of Egypt Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in karelis...

Dirbi Dormition Monastery

Dirbi Dormition Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in karelis r-ni, sop. d...

Kheobi St. John the Theologian Monastery

Kheobi St. John the Theologian Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in karel...

Ulumbo Monastery

Ulumbo Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in khashuris r-ni, sop. ali, Georg...

Surami St. Job the Long-suffering Monastery

Surami St. Job the Long-suffering Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in kh...

Urtkhvi St. George Monastery

Urtkhvi St. George Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in khashuris r-ni, sop...

Tsvimoeti St. John the Baptist Monastery

Tsvimoeti St. John the Baptist Monastery is a male Orthodox monastery in khashur...

Surami Ascension Monastery

Surami Ascension Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in khashuris r-ni, sur...

Itrii Dormition Monastery

Itrii Dormition Monastery is a female Orthodox monastery in khashuris r-ni, sop....

Cultural & historical monuments

Stalin Museum

The Joseph Stalin Museum is a museum in Gori, Georgia dedicated to the life of J...

Uplistsikhe

Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town on the left bank of the Mtkvari River,...