Mtskheta
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Mtskheta is an ancient town in central Georgia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned as one of the country’s oldest continuously inhabited cities and a historic center of Georgian Christianity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mtskheta Municipality | 3 |
| Mtskheta Municipal Government | 1 |
| town of Mtskheta | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
city ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Mtskheta
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mtskheta Municipality
|
| contains |
Armaztsikhe archaeological site
ⓘ
Jvari Monastery ⓘ Samtavro Monastery ⓘ Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 41.845 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 44.718 ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| distanceFromTbilisi | about 20 km ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Mtskheta
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mtskheta Municipal Government
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageThreat |
environmental factors
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urban development pressure ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kartli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedSince | at least early 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
medieval Christian churches ⓘ pilgrimage tourism ⓘ traditional Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Georgian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian
|
| locatedIn |
Mtskheta
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mtskheta Municipality
Mtskheta-Mtianeti region NERFINISHED ⓘ central Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Aragvi River
ⓘ
Kura River ⓘ |
| near | Tbilisi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
ⓘ
Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road cultural area
|
| population | approximately 7,000 ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Georgian national heritage laws ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
historic center of Georgian Christianity
ⓘ
one of the oldest Christian centers in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| seatOf | Georgian Orthodox Church in early centuries ⓘ |
| timeZone | Georgia Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mtskheta Municipality
this entity surface form:
Mtskheta Municipality
this entity surface form:
Mtskheta Municipal Government
this entity surface form:
Mtskheta Municipality
this entity surface form:
town of Mtskheta