Samtskhe region
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Samtskhe region is a historical area in southwestern Georgia known for its medieval principalities, diverse cultural heritage, and strategic location along key trade and invasion routes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Adjara region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Imereti region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kvemo Kartli region NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Samtskhe-Javakheti volcanic plateau
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Akhaltsikhe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borjomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHeritageSite |
Khertvisi Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabati Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapara Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Tmogvi Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Vardzia cave monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Adigeni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akhalkalaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Aspindza NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninotsminda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgians ⓘ Meskhetians NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontic Greeks (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Armenian culture
ⓘ
Georgian culture ⓘ Ottoman-Turkish culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian culture ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Akhaltsikhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Samtskhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProvinceOf | Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRulingHouse | House of Jaqeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSubregionOf | Samtskhe-Javakheti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse cultural heritage
ⓘ
medieval principalities ⓘ strategic location on invasion routes ⓘ strategic location on trade routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Georgia ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeSuccessor | Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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ⓘ
Islam (Ottoman period) ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
gateway between Anatolia and inner Georgia
ⓘ
segment of historical Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Mtkvari River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPrincipality | Principality of Samtskhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasUnderRuleOf |
Kingdom of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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