Mtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas. The western part o
Kazbek 2017
Chaukhi Mountain & Tina Lake, Juta Valley, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Georgia
2019 Pshav Khevsureti National Park Horse on the Khidotani ridge
South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
…its district and the adjoining mountainous areas. The western part of the region, namely the entire Akhalgori Municipality, is controlled by breakaway South Ossetia since the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The Mtskheta-Mtianeti region officially comprises five municipalities, yet only four are effectively under Georgian…
South Ossetia before the war
Tskhinvali in August 2008
The Dzuarikau–Tskhinvali pipeline, delivering natural gas from Russia to South Ossetia, went online in 2009.
A 20 Zarin coin commemorating Russia's recognition of South Ossetian independence