Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and is located at the confluence of two rivers, the Mtkvari and the Liakhvi. Gori is the fifth most populous city in Georgia. Its name comes from the Georgian word gora (გორა), meaning "heap", "hill", or "mountain".
Image: Gori City Hall, Georgia
Image: Gori fortress by Arm Ag (1)
Image: Gori Cathedral Church
Image: Gori view 4
Shida Kartli is a landlocked administrative region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of 5,729 square kilometres (2,212 sq mi), Shida Kartli is the 8th largest Georgian region by land area. With 284,081 inhabitants, it is Georgia's seventh-most-populous region. Shida Kartli's capital and largest city, Gori, is the 5th largest city in Georgia.
Image: Kvemo Chala
Image: Surami Fortress (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011)
Image: Uplistsikhe Cave City near Gori, Georgia (1)
Image: 2016 Gori, Ratusz (02)