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Kartli

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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 sever

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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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Area
21333
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Aragvi-Mtskheta.jpg
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Kartli
native label
ქართლი
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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.

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