Kakheti

Ayont the modren-day admeenistrative subdiveesion intae the destricts, Kakheti haes traditionally been subdividit intae fower pairts: Inner Kakheti (შიგნით კახეთი, Shignit Kakheti) alang the richt bank o the Alazani River, Ooter Kakheti (გარე კახეთი, Gare Kakheti) alang the middle Iori River basin, Qiziki (ქიზიყი) atween the Alazani an the Iori, an Thither Aurie (გაღმა მხარი, Gaghma Mkhari) on the left bank o the Alazani. It an aw includes the medieval region o Hereti whose name haes fallen intae gradual oblivion syne the 15t century.

The Kakheti region is dividit intae aicht the municipalities:

• The Telavi Municipality (aurie 1.094 km², population 58.350)
• The Akhmeta Municipality (aurie 2.248 km², population 31.461)
• The Gurjaani Municipality (aurie 849 km², population 54.337)
• The Kvareli Municipality (aurie 1.000 km², population 29.827)
• The Dedoplistskaro Municipality (aurie 2.531 km², population 21.221)
• The Lagodekhi Municipality (aurie 890 km², population 41.678)
• The Sagarejo Municipality (aurie 1.515 km², population 51.761)
• The Sighnaghi Municipality (aurie 1.251 km², population 29.948)^[2]

 

Kakheti wis an independent feudal principality frae the end o the aicht century. It wis incorporatit intae the unitit Kinrick o Georgie at the beginnin o the eleivent century, but for less nor a decade. Anerlie in the beginnin o the twalt century did Georgie Keeng David the Builder (1089–1125) incorporate Kakheti intae his Kinrick successfully.

 

Efter the disintegration o the Georgie Kinrick, Kakheti became an independent Kinrick in the 1460s. In 1762, the Kakhetian Kinrick wis unitit wi the neighborin Georgie Kinrick o Kartli, wi the caipital o the umwhile, Telavi an aw ciapital o the Albanie Hereti, becomin the caipital o the unitit Eastren-Georgie Kinrick o Kartl-Kakheti an assimilation o Albanies strengthened bi kirk. Baith kinricks wur weakened bi frequent Persie invasions. In 1801 the Kinrick o Kartl-Kakheti wis annexed tae the Tsarist Roushie Empire.

In 1918–1921 Kakheti wis pairt o independent Democratic Republic o Georgie, in 1922–1936 pairt o Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic an in 1936–1991 pairt o Georgie Soviet Socialist Republic. Syne the Georgie unthirldom in 1991, Kakheti is a region in the republic o Georgia an Telavi is still its caipital.

The travel infrastructur in Kakheti is fast developin, syne it is the maist visitit region o Georgie. Ane can chuise tae stay in a guest hoose, in a sma an comfortable hotel, or a beautiful boutique-style hotel while travelin in this Region. Telavi an Signagi are the maist visitit touns. Signagi wis renovatit three years ago. Till recently there wur anerlie some family hotels (simple rooms in a family-awned hoose wi a shared bathruim), but nou Signagi featurs several hotels, ane o them being the maist popular due tae its interior an restaurant - "Hotel Pirosmany", namit efter the famous Georgie artist.

 

• Leet o monarchs o Kakheti

• www.kakheti.net - information Kakheti region wabsteid Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Kakheti regional admeenistration wabsteid Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 41°45′N 45°43′E / 41.750°N 45.717°E / 41.750; 45.717