Shorapani

Shorapani
შორაპანი
Town
View from Shorapani fortress
View from Shorapani fortress
Official seal of Shorapani
Shorapani is located in Georgia
Shorapani
Shorapani
Location of the town of Shorapani in Georgia
Shorapani is located in Imereti
Shorapani
Shorapani
Shorapani (Imereti)
Coordinates: 42°05′44″N 43°04′55″E / 42.09556°N 43.08194°E / 42.09556; 43.08194
Country Georgia
MkhareImereti
DistrictZestaponi District
Elevation
560 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total1,258
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
ClimateCfa
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Shorapani (Georgian: შორაპანი) is a small Georgian town, situated in the Zestaponi District, part of the region of Imereti. Founded in the 3rd century BC, it served as a residence of the eristavi (dukes) of Argveti (also known as the Duchy of Shorapani) in the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.[citation needed]

Near the town are the ruins of a fortress, mentioned as Sarapana by Strabo and Sarapanis by Procopius as a strong position on the road that led from Colchis to Iberia.