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'''Kukheti''' ({{lang-ka|კუხეთი}}) was a historical [[region]] in eastern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], founded by the Georgian [[ethnarch]] - Kukhos, son of [[Kartlos]]. Initially it was a part of [[Kartli]]. It borders with [[Hereti]], [[Kakheti]] and [[Kartli]]. Later, on the basis of Kukheti, Kakheti and Hereti, one region was formed - called "[[Kakheti]]", which was no longer considered as part of "[[Kartli]]".<ref>Davit Sartania Dali Nikolaishvili Avtandil Ujmajuridze Gia Chkhikvishvili [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1512188717301069 The agrarian zones of Georgia according to the map by Ivane Javakhishvili] [[Annals of Agrarian Science]] Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 352-355 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aasci.2017.05.025</ref>
'''Kukheti''' ({{lang-ka|კუხეთი}}) was a historical [[region]] in eastern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], founded by the Georgian [[ethnarch]] - Kukhos, son of [[Kartlos]]. Initially it was a part of [[Kartli]]. It borders with [[Hereti]], [[Kakheti]] and [[Kartli]]. Later, on the basis of Kukheti, Kakheti and Hereti, one region was formed - called "[[Kakheti]]", which was no longer considered as part of "[[Kartli]]".<ref>Davit Sartania Dali Nikolaishvili Avtandil Ujmajuridze Gia Chkhikvishvili [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1512188717301069 The agrarian zones of Georgia according to the map by Ivane Javakhishvili] [[Annals of Agrarian Science]] Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 352-355 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aasci.2017.05.025</ref>


The [[mountain Gareja]]<ref>{{coord|42|16|45|N|45|6|41|E|display=inline|region:GE}} [https://www.mindat.org/feature-614571.html Mt’a Gareja, Georgia] [[Mindat.org]]</ref> and [[David Gareja monastery complex|David Gareji monastery complex]] were located in this province.<ref>Roin Metreveli [http://science.org.ge/newsite/bnas/t13-n2/27_Metreveli.pdf David Gareji Monastery Complex – an Integral Part of Ancient Cultural Heritage of Georgia] BULLETIN OF THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 13, no. 2, 2019</ref>
The [[mountain Gareja]] (2496 m) <ref>{{coord|42|16|45|N|45|6|41|E|display=inline|region:GE}} [https://www.mindat.org/feature-614571.html Mt’a Gareja, Georgia] [[Mindat.org]]</ref> and [[David Gareja monastery complex|David Gareji monastery complex]] were located in this province.<ref>Roin Metreveli [http://science.org.ge/newsite/bnas/t13-n2/27_Metreveli.pdf David Gareji Monastery Complex – an Integral Part of Ancient Cultural Heritage of Georgia] BULLETIN OF THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 13, no. 2, 2019</ref>

== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Kakheti]]
*[[Kakheti]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Historical regions of Georgia (country)]]



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Latest revision as of 02:10, 5 February 2022

Kukheti
კუხეთი
Map highlighting the historical region of Kukheti
Map highlighting the historical region of Kukheti
Coordinates: 41°40′00″N 45°15′00″E / 41.66667°N 45.25000°E / 41.66667; 45.25000
Country Georgia
MkhareShida Kartli
Kvemo Kartli
Samtskhe-Javakheti
CapitalTbilisi

Kukheti (Georgian: კუხეთი) was a historical region in eastern Georgia, founded by the Georgian ethnarch - Kukhos, son of Kartlos. Initially it was a part of Kartli. It borders with Hereti, Kakheti and Kartli. Later, on the basis of Kukheti, Kakheti and Hereti, one region was formed - called "Kakheti", which was no longer considered as part of "Kartli".[1]

The mountain Gareja (2496 m) [2] and David Gareji monastery complex were located in this province.[3]

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