Vakhtang I Gorgasali, of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Iberia, natively known as Kartli in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century.
A miniature by Pier Rossi based on the 17th century fresco of Vakhtang from Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Ruins of Ujarma, once an Iberian stronghold under Vakhtang
Vakhtang I Gorgasali on the 2014 Georgian postage stamp
Grave of Vakhtang I at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and largest city, Tbilisi. Georgians, who are indigenous to the region, constitute a majority and a titular nation in Georgia.
King Mirian III converted the nation to Christianity in the 4th century.
Northwestern Georgia is home to the medieval defensive Svan towers of Ushguli and Mestia.
Bedia Chalice, a medieval Georgian goldsmithery dated c. 999 AD.
David the Builder, the original architect of the Golden Age. Fresco from Gelati monastery.
