Jikhashkari

Village in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Jikhashkari
ჯიხაშკარი
Village
42°30′6.12″N 42°1′8.04″E / 42.5017000°N 42.0189000°E / 42.5017000; 42.0189000
CountryGeorgia (country) Georgia
RegionSamegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
DistrictZugdidi
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,327
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Jikhashkari or Djikhasjkari (Georgian: ჯიხაშკარი) is a mountainous village in 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 Dadiani family, the rulers of Samegrelo, used to be here. [3]

See also

  • Chakvinji fortress
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jikhashkari.
  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


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