Odishi
ოდიში | |
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 A map of Odishi, originally by Archangelo Lamberti, 1654. | |
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| Coordinates: 42°34′30″N 41°40′40″E / 42.57500°N 41.67778°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Largest city | Zugdidi |
| 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]
- ^ Beradze, Tamaz (1984). "ოდიში [Odishi]". ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ტ. 7 [Georgian Soviet Encyclopaedia, Vol. 7] (in Georgian). Tbilisi: Metsniereba. p. 502.