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Shorapani

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Shorapani ( ) is a small Georgian town, situated in the Zestaponi District, part of the region of Imereti. Founded in the 3rd century BC, it served as a residence of the eristavi (dukes) of Argveti (also known as the Duchy of Shorapani) in the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

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Place details

Locality
შორაპანი
Region
იმერეთი
Country
საქართველო
Population
1,971
Timezone
Asia/Tbilisi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Shorapani
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Zestaponi. View from Shorapani fortress (Photo A. Muhranoff).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View from Shorapani fortress
Settlement.image_seal
Shorapani.arms.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Georgia#Georgia Imereti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the town of Shorapani in Georgia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Imereti
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zestaponi District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2014
Settlement.population_total
1258
Settlement.blank1_name
Climate
Settlement.blank1_info
Cfa
Settlement.timezone
Georgian Standard Time

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official language
Georgian
Population
1743
Elevation
170
Time zone
UTC+04:00
Image
Shorapani town.jpg
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Commons category
Shorapani
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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Shorapani ( ) is a small Georgian town, situated in the Zestaponi District, part of the region of Imereti. Founded in the 3rd century BC, it served as a residence of the eristavi (dukes) of Argveti (also known as the Duchy of Shorapani) in the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

Near the town are the ruins of a fortress, mentioned as Sarapana by Strabo and Sarapanis by Procopius as a strong position on the road that led from Colchis to Iberia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shorapani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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