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Odzrkhe
Sign in to saveOdzrkhe or Odzrakhe ( or ) was a historic fortified town and the surrounding area in what is now Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southern Georgia.
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- fortified town
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Samtskhe–Javakheti
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- ოძრხე
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Odzrkhe or Odzrakhe ( or ) was a historic fortified town and the surrounding area in what is now Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southern Georgia.
== History == According to medieval Georgian historic tradition, it was founded by the mythic hero Odzrakhos of the Kartlosid line. The ruins of old fortifications are still visible around the site. Odzrkhe or Odzrakhe considered to be the old name of Samtskhe or Meskheti.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odzrkhe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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