Mtskheta

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Mtskheta is an ancient town in central Georgia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned as one of the country’s oldest continuously inhabited cities and a historic center of Georgian Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
city
town
associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
capitalOf Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
contains Armaztsikhe archaeological site
Jvari Monastery
Samtavro Monastery
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
coordinateLatitude 41.845
coordinateLongitude 44.718
country Georgia
distanceFromTbilisi about 20 km
formerCapitalOf Kingdom of Iberia
foundedInCentury 5th century BC
governingBody Mtskheta Municipal Government
linked to: Mtskheta
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageThreat environmental factors
urban development pressure
historicalRegion Kartli
inhabitedSince at least early 1st millennium BC
knownFor archaeological sites
medieval Christian churches
pilgrimage tourism
traditional Georgian architecture
languageSpoken Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
locatedIn Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta

Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
linked to: Mtskheta-Mtianeti

central Georgia
locatedOnRiver Aragvi River
Kura River
near Tbilisi
partOf Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Silk Road cultural area
population approximately 7,000
protectedBy Georgian national heritage laws
religiousSignificance historic center of Georgian Christianity
one of the oldest Christian centers in the Caucasus
seatOf Georgian Orthodox Church in early centuries
timeZone Georgia Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994
UTCOffset +4

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Mtkvari River flowsThrough Mtskheta
Kartli contains Mtskheta
Kartli historicalCapital Mtskheta
Mtskheta-Mtianeti capital Mtskheta
Mtskheta-Mtianeti contains Mtskheta
Mtskheta-Mtianeti contains Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
Kingdom of Georgia majorCity Mtskheta
Kura River majorCityOnRiver Mtskheta
Eastern Georgia containsCity Mtskheta
Kingdom of Iberia capital Mtskheta
Jvari Monastery locatedNear Mtskheta
Jvari Monastery overlooks town of Mtskheta
linked to: Mtskheta
Mtskheta locatedIn Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
Mtskheta capitalOf Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
Mtskheta governingBody Mtskheta Municipal Government
linked to: Mtskheta
Kura flowsThrough Mtskheta
Bagrationi dynasty capital Mtskheta
Aragvi River nearbyCity Mtskheta
Aragvi River mouthLocation Mtskheta
Tianeti hasRegionalCenter Mtskheta
Samtavro Monastery locatedIn Mtskheta
Samtavro Monastery cityStatusContext Mtskheta is an ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia
linked to: Mtskheta
Kur River majorCityOnRiver Mtskheta
Tsitsamuri locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
Tsitsamuri locatedNear Mtskheta
Pharnavazid dynasty capital Mtskheta
Chosroid dynasty capital Mtskheta
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta locatedIn Mtskheta Municipality
linked to: Mtskheta
Living Pillar associatedWith Mtskheta
subject linked to: “Living Pillar” in Georgian