Khevsureti
Khevsureti (Georgian: ხევსურეთი, a land of valleys) is a historical-ethnographic region in eastern Georgia. They are the branch of Kartvelian (Georgian) people located along both the northern (Pirikita khevsureti, Georgian: პირიქითა ხევსურეთი) and southern (Piraketa khevsureti, Georgian: პირაქეთა ხევსურეთი) slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains.
Khevsureti
ხევსურეთი | |
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Map highlighting the historical region of Khevsureti in Georgia | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Mkhare | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Dusheti |
| Capital | Shatili, Barisakho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,036 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,200 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
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