Kartli
Sign in to saveKartli (, ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the classical authors as Hiberia, Kartli played a crucial role in the ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle Ages. Kartli had no strictly defined boundaries and they significantly fluctuated in the course of history. After the partition of the kingdom of Georgia in the 15th century, Kartli became a separate kingdom with its capital at Tbilisi. The historical lands of Kartli are currently divided among sever
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kartli
- Settlement.native_name
- ქართლი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region
- Settlement.image_map
- Part of Historical Kartli (Inner, Lower and Upper) in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map highlighting the historical region of Kartli in modern borders of Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shida KartliKvemo KartliSamtskhe-Javakheti
- Settlement.seat
- Tbilisi
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 21,333
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.parts_type
- Districts
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
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- Etymology
- Early history
- Medieval subdivision
- Later history
- Notes
- References
Kartli (, ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the classical authors as Hiberia, Kartli played a crucial role in the ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle Ages. Kartli had no strictly defined boundaries and they significantly fluctuated in the course of history. After the partition of the kingdom of Georgia in the 15th century, Kartli became a separate kingdom with its capital at Tbilisi. The historical lands of Kartli are currently divided among several administrative regions of Georgia.
The Georgians living in the historical lands of Kartli are known as Kartlelebi (ქართლელები) and comprise one of the largest geographic subgroups of the Georgian people. Most of them are Eastern Orthodox Christians adhering to the national Georgian Orthodox Church and speak a dialect which is the basis of the modern Georgian literary language.