Kakheti

Kakheti
კახეთი
Location of Kakheti
Coordinates: 41°45′N 45°43′E / 41.750°N 45.717°E / 41.750; 45.717
Country Georgia
CapitalTelavi
Municipalities8
Government
 • GovernorGiorgi Aladashvili
Area
 • Total11,310 km2 (4,370 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total310,051
 • Estimate 
(2023)[1]
306,216
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
 • Total 3.13 billion (2022)
 • Per Capita 10,235 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)
ISO 3166 codeGE-KA
HDI (2021)0.757[3]
high · 5th
Websitewww.kakheti.gov.ge

Kakheti (Georgian: კახეთი K’akheti; [kʼaχetʰi]) is a region (mkhare) formed in the 1990s in eastern Georgia from the historical province of Kakheti and the small, mountainous province of Tusheti. Telavi is its administrative center. The region comprises eight administrative districts: Telavi, Gurjaani, Qvareli, Sagarejo, Dedoplistsqaro, Signagi, Lagodekhi and Akhmeta.

Kakhetians speak the Kakhetian dialect of Georgian. Kakheti is one of the most significant wine producing regions of Georgia, home to a number of Georgian wines. The region is bordered to the west by the Georgian regions of Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Kvemo Kartli, to the north and east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Popular tourist attractions in Kakheti include Tusheti, Gremi, Signagi, Kvetera, Bodbe, Lagodekhi Protected Areas and Alaverdi Monastery.

The Georgian David Gareja monastery complex is partially located in this province and is subject to a border dispute between Georgian and Azerbaijani authorities.[4]

  1. ^ "Population by regions". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Regional Gross Domestic Product" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Michael Mainville (2007-05-03). "Ancient monastery starts modern-day feud in Caucasus". Middle East Times. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-23.