Mtskheta
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Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთა, romanized: mtskheta [mtsʰχɛtʰɑ]) is a city in Mtskheta-Mtianeti province of Georgia. It is one of the oldest cities in Georgia as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World. [1] Itis 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.
Mtskheta
მცხეთა | |
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  Mtskheta Location of Mtskheta within Georgia  Mtskheta Mtskheta (Mtskheta-Mtianeti) | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′47″N 44°43′10″E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Mtskheta |
| Established | 5th century BC |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,584 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian time) |
| Postal code | 3300 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
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Due to the historical significance of the town and its several outstanding churches and cultural monuments, the "Historical Monuments of Mtskheta" became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.[2] As the birthplace and one of the most vibrant centers of Christianity in Georgia, Mtskheta was declared as the "Holy City" by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014.[3]
In 2016 the Historical Monuments of Mtskheta were placed by UNESCO under Enhanced Protection, a mechanism established by the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.[4]