CENTRE – AKHALTSIKHE
AREA – 6413 SQ.KM.
POPULATION – 208000

Samtskhe-Javakheti is a historical region located in the south of Georgia. It includes historical and geographical provinces: Samtskhe, Javakheti and Tori. This province is a historical Meskheti, the largest part of which is a part of Turkey. In historical chronicles, this region was called Zemo (Upper) Kartli. Samtskhe-Javakheti is a mountainous and rocky area with large and rapid rivers (Jorokhi, Mtkvari). The winter is cold here and the summer is hot.This land is the cradle of the royal dynasty of Bagration, the birthplace of the genius Shota Rustaveli. Here is the unique cave city Vardzia, the Safara monastery and many other archaeological monuments with mysterious stories.