Jikhashkari

Coordinates: 42°30′6.12″N 42°1′8.04″E / 42.5017000°N 42.0189000°E / 42.5017000; 42.0189000
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Jikhashkari
ჯიხაშკარი
Village
UTC+4
(Georgian Time)

Jikhashkari or Djikhasjkari (

Zugdidi District, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia[2] in Chanistsqali
river gorge.

History

The XVIII century

Jikhashkari fortress was an important trading post on Black Sea Silk Road Corridor in historical Odishi. The fortress citadel
on a mountaintop and a lower fortress connected to the large courtyard. The Summer palace of the
Samegrelo
, used to be here.
[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census 2014". www.geostat.ge. National Statistics Office of Georgia. November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Georgia leader offers hostage talks The Moscow Times
  3. ^ Jikhashkari fortress The Black Sea Silk Road