Kingdom of Hereti

Kingdom of Hereti ჰერეთის სამეფო
893–1020s
situation in the Caucasus in 850s (Hereti's greatest extent)
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Shaki 41°11′31″N 47°10′14″E / 41.19194°N 47.17056°E / 41.19194; 47.17056
Official languages	Georgian
Common languages	Georgian Caucasian Albanian
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox
King
Historical era	Early Middle Ages
• Established	893
• Disestablished	1020s
Succeeded by Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti
Today part of	Countries today Georgia Azerbaijan Russia

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The Kingdom of Hereti (Georgian: ჰერეთის სამეფო, romanized: heretis samepo) was a medieval Georgian monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian-Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southeastern corner of Georgia's Kakheti region and a portion of Azerbaijan's northwestern districts.

According to traditional accounts, the name of the province originated from the legendary patriarch "Heros", the son of Thargamos, who founded the city of Hereti (later known as Khoranta) at the Alazani River.