Ertso-Tianeti

Ertso-Tianeti ( _ka. ერწო-თიანეთი) is a small historical-geographic area in eastern Georgia. It lies along the upper Iori Valley in what is now Tianeti District in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti. The area's name is compound, consisting of its two subdivisions: Ertso (ერწო) and Tianeti (თიანეთი).

Ertso-Tianeti is located on the southern foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains. Its historical borders are: Pshavi to the north, Kakheti to the south and east, and the Aragvi River on the west. Ertso-Tianeti is first mentioned in the 11th accounts relating the early 330s story of conversion of Georgia (Iberia) into Christianity. In 1614, the area was virtually depopulated as a result of the Persian invasion of the kingdom of Kakheti of which Ertso-Tianeti was part. The vacated villages were later resettled by the migrants from the neighboring mountainous districts of Georgia.

References

*ge icon [http://www.mtskheta-mtianeti.gov.ge/?m=6&sm=4&ssm=3 History of Tianeti District] . The Regional Administration of Mtskheta-Mtianeti website. Accessed on August 19, 2007.