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Shida Kartli is a region (Mkhare
Mkhare

Mkhare is a subdivision in the country of Georgia . It is usually translated as region.The country is divided, according to the President of Georgia decrees from 1994 to 1996, into regions on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved....
) in Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
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Shida K'artlis mkhare
Georgia Shida Kartli Map

General info
Region ISO 3166
ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a three-part standardization published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of country, dependent territory, and special areas of geographical interest, and their principal country subdivision ....
 code: 		GE-SK
Area: 6,200 kmē
Population: 314,000 (2002)
Subdivision: 1 town, 5 regions
Capital: Gori
Gori, Georgia

Gori is a city in eastern Georgia , which serves as the mkhare Capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the eponymous Gori district, Georgia....
Governor: Mikheil Kareli dismissed Sep.12, 2008 arrested 9-23-08
Shida Kartli is a region (Mkhare
Mkhare

Mkhare is a subdivision in the country of Georgia . It is usually translated as region.The country is divided, according to the President of Georgia decrees from 1994 to 1996, into regions on a provisional basis until the secessionist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are resolved....
) in Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi
Kaspi district, Georgia

Kaspi is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region. Given a District status within Transcaucasian SFSR in 1930. District center is Kaspi, Georgia....
, Kareli
Kareli district, Georgia

Kareli is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region. Some northern territories of the district is part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and is not under control of Georgian government since 1992....
, Java
Java district, Georgia

Java is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region. The entire district is located in the Republic of South Ossetia and has not been under control of Georgian government since 1992....
, Khashuri
Khashuri district, Georgia

Khashuri is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region....
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The northern part of the region, namely Java
Java district, Georgia

Java is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region. The entire district is located in the Republic of South Ossetia and has not been under control of Georgian government since 1992....
, and northern territories of Kareli
Kareli district, Georgia

Kareli is a district in Georgia 's Shida Kartli region. Some northern territories of the district is part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and is not under control of Georgian government since 1992....
 and Gori, (total area of 1,393 kmē) is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia
South Ossetia

South Ossetia is a disputed region in the South Caucasus. Since its declaration of independence from Georgia in 1991 during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, it is governed by the International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia, which claims the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within t...
 since 1992.

See also

  • Samachablo
    Samachablo

    Samachablo is a historical district in Shida Kartli, Georgia , which currently lies entirely within the breakaway South Ossetia. The name Samachablo derives from the Georgian aristocratic family of Machabeli who once held possession of the area....


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