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Mtskheta ( Georgian: მცხეთა, romanized: mtskheta [ˈmtsʰχetʰa]) is a city in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. It is one of the oldest cities in Georgia as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. [1] It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Tbilisi, at the confluence of the Mtkvari ...
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - Wikipedia
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( Georgian: მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally...
- Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - Wikipedia
The present Svetitskhoveli Cathedral was built between 1010...
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - Wikipedia
Mtskheta, town, Georgia, at the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers, just northwest of Tbilisi. One of the oldest settlements of Transcaucasia, Mtskheta was the capital of Georgia from the 2nd to the 5th century ad. Of historical and architectural interest are the Cathedral of Sveti-Tskhoveli,
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The Historical Monuments of Mtskheta are located in the cultural landscape at the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari Rivers, in Central-Eastern Georgia, some 20km northwest of Tbilisi in Mtskheta. The property consists of the Jvari Monastery, the Svetitstkhoveli Cathedral and the Samtavro Monastery. Mtskheta was the ancient capital of Kartli ...
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Mtskheta was the capital of the ancient eastern Georgian kingdom of Iberia from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. It is of extraordinary importance to the Georgian people and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was here that Georgia adopted Christianity in AD 334 and it remains the headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
City-Museum. Visitors to Mtskheta will quickly see why it is sometimes called the city-museum. With its towering monuments, quaint cobblestone streets, and idyllic charm, it’s easy to see why Mtskheta is one of Georgia’s most popular tourist destinations. According to legend, Mtskheta was founded in the 1st millennium BCE by the ethnarch ...
