Mtskheta-Mtianeti
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Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia
comprising the town of Mtskheta
, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
comprising the town of Mtskheta
Mtskheta
Mtskheta , one of the oldest cities of the country of Georgia , is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi at the confluence of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. The city is now the administrative centre of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region...
, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.