 Distribution of the Kakhetian dialect | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 500,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Georgia Kakheti: 271 298 (82,9%) (2014) | |
| Languages | |
| Kakhetian dialect of Georgian language | |
| Religion | |
| † Georgian Orthodox Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ingiloy people and Iranian Georgians |
Kakhetians (Georgian: კახელები, [kʼɑχɛlɛbi]; sg. კახელი, [kʼɑχɛli]) are an ethnographic group of Georgians who speak the Kakhetian dialect of the Georgian language. Kakhetians are the indigenous population of Kakheti, a historical region and fertile valley in eastern Georgia that produces much of the country's wine.[1] Like the general population of Georgia, most Kakhetians are adherents of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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