Khevsureti
Khevsureti | |
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Map highlighting the historical region of Khevsureti in Georgia | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Mkhare | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Municipality | Dusheti |
| Largest settlements | Shatili, Barisakho |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,036 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,200 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
Khevsureti (Georgian: ხევსურეთი) is a historical and ethnographic region in eastern Georgia. Khevsurs are the branch of Kartvelian (Georgian) people located along both the northern (Pirikita khevsureti) and southern (Piraketa khevsureti) slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. By the conventional definition of the Europe-Asia boundary as following the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, Khevsureti is geographically a European part of Georgia.