Mtskheta (geo)

Mtskheta

Mtskheta ranks 1,746th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tampico, Kotor, and Summit, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Mtskheta include Tamar of Georgia, Pharnavaz I of Iberia, and Vakhtang I of Iberia. Memorable people who died in Mtskheta include Pharnavaz I of Iberia, Mirian III of Iberia, and Gabriel Urgebadze. Mtskheta has been the birth place of many politicians and companions and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Mtskheta is located in Georgia.

Mtskheta is a city in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. It is one of the oldest cities in Georgia as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Tbilisi, at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. Currently a small provincial capital, for nearly a millennium until the 5th century AD, Mtskheta was a large fortified city, a significant economical and political centre of the Kingdom of Iberia. Read more on Wikipedia