Meskhetians

Georgian poet

ethnic group

Georgian footballer (1937-1991)

Georgian princely (mtavari) family and a ruling dynasty of the Principality of Samtskhe,

Meskhians (, Meskhebi) are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak the Meskhetian dialect of the Georgian language, which among Georgia's regional dialects is relatively close to official Georgian. Meskhetians are the indigenous population of Meskheti, a historical region in southern Georgia. Today they are mainly followers of Georgian Orthodox Church, while part of them are Catholics. Meanwhile the diaspora of the ethnic Meskehtians outside of Georgia confess to Islam.