Kakheti
Sign in to saveKakheti (; ) is a region of Georgia. Telavi is its administrative center. The region comprises eight administrative districts: Telavi, Gurjaani, Qvareli, Sagarejo, Dedoplistsqaro, Signagi, Lagodekhi and Akhmeta.
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Kakheti is a region in the country of Georgia, located in the eastern part of the country and administered from the city of Telavi. The region is divided into eight administrative districts that handle local governance and services for the area's population.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kakheti
- Settlement.native_name
- კახეთი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Mkhare (region)
- Settlement.image_map
- Kakheti in Georgia.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.seat
- Telavi
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Irakli Shiolashvili
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 11,310
- Settlement.population_total
- 310051
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- History
- Fifteenth–Sixteenth centuries: peace and prosperity, geopolitical situation
- Seventeenth century: Abbas I's invasions, Teimuraz I, struggle for survival
- Eighteenth century: Heraclius II, political and cultural revival, twilight of the Kartli-Kakhetian Kingdom
- 1801–1917: Kakheti within the Russian Empire, uprisings, modernization, Georgian national awakening
- Winemaking in Kakheti
- Travel information
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Kakheti (; ) is a region of Georgia. Telavi is its administrative center. The region comprises eight administrative districts: Telavi, Gurjaani, Qvareli, Sagarejo, Dedoplistsqaro, Signagi, Lagodekhi and Akhmeta.
Kakhetians speak the Kakhetian dialect of Georgian. Kakheti is one of the most significant wine producing regions of Georgia, home to a number of Georgian wines. The region is bordered to the west by the Georgian regions of Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Kvemo Kartli, to the north and east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Popular tourist attractions in Kakheti include Tusheti, Gremi, Signagi, Kvetera, Bodbe, Lagodekhi Protected Areas and Alaverdi Monastery.