Odishi

Odishi
ოდიში
A map of Odishi, originally by Archangelo Lamberti, 1654.
A map of Odishi, originally by Archangelo Lamberti, 1654.
Flag of Odishi
Coat of arms of Odishi
Location of Odishi
Coordinates: 42°34′30″N 41°40′40″E / 42.57500°N 41.67778°E / 42.57500; 41.67778
Country Georgia
Largest cityZugdidi
Since the early 19th century, toponym Odishi has been supplanted by Samegrelo (Mingrelia)

Odishi (Georgian: ოდიში) was a historical district in western Georgia, the core fiefdom of the former Principality of Mingrelia, with which the name "Odishi" was frequently coterminous. Since the early 19th century, this toponym has been supplanted by Mingrelia (Samegrelo).[1]

  1. ^ Beradze, Tamaz (1984). "ოდიში [Odishi]". ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ტ. 7 [Georgian Soviet Encyclopaedia, Vol. 7] (in Georgian). Tbilisi: Metsniereba. p. 502.