Meskheti
Sign in to savealt=map of Meskheti|thumb|273x273px|Map of The historical Georgian region of Meskheti, showing the subregions, the former border of Georgia and large rivers. Meskheti ( , ) or Samtskhe ( ), also known as Moschia in ancient sources, is a mountainous area in southwestern Georgia.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Meskheti/Samtskhe
- Settlement.native_name
- მესხეთი/სამცხე
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical Region
- Settlement.image_map
- Part of Historical Samtskhe in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map highlighting the historical region of Meskheti in Georgia
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Samtskhe-Javakheti
- Settlement.seat
- Akhaltsikhe
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.parts_type
- Districts
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.footnotes
- Meskheti is not an official subdivision of the Georgia; it constitutes a historical region only.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- მესხეთი
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- Meskheti
- native label
- მესხეთი
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Georgians
- Meskhetian Turks
- See also
- References
- External links
- Literature
alt=map of Meskheti|thumb|273x273px|Map of The historical Georgian region of Meskheti, showing the subregions, the former border of Georgia and large rivers. Meskheti ( , ) or Samtskhe ( ), also known as Moschia in ancient sources, is a mountainous area in southwestern Georgia.
==History== thumb|Historical Meskheti in the 8th-10th centuries
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