Meschistha

settlement · 330 BC – 2000 AD

Meschistha (modern Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთა)) is an ancient city in Georgia and was the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Iberia. Meschistha became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

Coordinates

41.83930, 44.70600

Also known as

Cicamuri (ka), Mc̣ḫeta, Mc̣ḫeṭa, Mstskheta (ka), Mestcheta (grc), Mestleta, Seusamora (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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