Mtskheta

Mtskheta | Exploring Georgia
ByJesper 2025-08-282025-08-12
Mtskheta is a city in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The city is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi, at the scenic confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. With a current population of around 7,000 inhabitants, it is a small provincial…
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Mtskheta, Georgia – the Ancient Capital
BySusann 2016-06-302022-08-20
In the year 337 Christianity was proclaimed the state religion in the early Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli). 1679 years later Jesper and I visited the very place where it happened – the magnificent town of Mtskheta. Located some 20 kilometers from capital Tbilisi at the confluence of rivers Mtkvari and Aragvi, the city is one of the oldest…
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