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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.
- 460 m (1,510 ft)
- 3.3K
- 5th century BC
- Georgia
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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Mtskhetos (Georgian: მცხეთოსი), is an epic hero in Georgian mythology, the son of Kartlos, eponymous ancestor of the Georgians, founder of Mtskheta, the capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia. According to The Georgian Chronicles, Mtskhetos was the strongest warrior among the brothers, all of whom obeyed to him. He was the ...
Mtskheta (mətskhyĕt´ə), town (1989 pop. 9,588), W central Georgia, on the Kura River and the Georgian Military Road. It was the capital of ancient Iberia until the 6th cent. AD, when the capital was moved to Tbilisi; Mtskheta remained the religious center of the country.
The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Georgian: სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი, svet'icxovlis sak'atedro t'adzari; literally the Cathedral of the Living Pillar) is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, to the northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
- 1029 (during the reign of King George I)
- Cross-in-square
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. A popular day trip from Tbilisi, historic Mtskheta is sometimes called “Little Jerusalem” on account of the town’s immense cultural and religious significance. The former Georgian capital is also the seat of the Georgian church, and is a veritable living museum with all of the historic sites in and around the town.
