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Shorapani
Sign in to saveShorapani ( ) 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
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Zestaponi Municipality
- Official language
- Georgian
- Population
- 1743
- Elevation
- 170
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Image
- Shorapani town.jpg
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- Shorapani
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Encyclopedic overview
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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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