Mtskheta is a city in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia, at the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers about 20 kilometres north of Tbilisi. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it was for nearly a millennium until the 5th century AD a large fortified city and a major economic and political centre of the Kingdom of Iberia, and it is today a small provincial capital.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude41.843056 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Mtskheta (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 7,559 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.843056, longitude 44.719444
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 460 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 7559 (2023)
View the Source2. Mtskheta (Wikipedia)
Infobox
Infobox field Established : 5th century BC
Infobox: established_date
5th century BC
History section
By another version, more accepted by historians, Mtskheta was founded by the ancient Meschian tribes in the 5th century BC.
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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