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Mtskheta () is one of oldest cities of the country of Georgia (in Kartli province of Eastern Georgia), near Tbilisi . Mtskheta was a capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia during the 3rd Century BC - 5th Century AD . Here Georgians accepted Christianity in 317 and Mtskheta still remains the headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox And Apostolic Church . Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ( 11th Century , see photo) and Jvari Monastery (6th century) in Mtskheta are amongst the most significant monuments of Georgian Christian architecture. In Mtskheta can also be found the Armaztsikhe Fortress ( 3rd Century BC ), the Armaztsikhe Acropolis (dating to the late 1st millennium BC), the fragmentary remains of a royal palace (1st-3rd century AD), a nearby tomb of the 1st Century AD, a small church of the 4th Century , the Samtavro Monastery (11th century), the fortress of Bebris Tsikhe (14th century), the Institute of Archaeology, and the garden of Mikheil Mamulashvili . The city is now the administrative centre of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. |
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