Kakheti

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.

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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
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: Georgian Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.parts_type: Municipalities
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: 8

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Wikidata facts

Official name: კახეთის მხარე
Population: 318583
Area: 11309.5
Official website: www.kakheti.gov.ge
Image: Tsinandali Palace.jpg

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Commons category: Kakheti
native label: კახეთის მხარე

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Contents

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

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.