Skande
Skande
სკანდე | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church in Skande | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′50″N 43°02′53″E / 42.26389°N 43.04806°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Imereti |
| Municipality | Terjola |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 434 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
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Skande (Georgian: სკანდე), sometimes known as Skanda (სკანდა), is a village in the Terjola Municipality, Imereti, Georgia. It is located in western part of the country, in the small river valley of Chkhari, part of the Kvirila River system, some 15 km northeast of the town of Terjola. According to the 2014 census, its population was 434.
Skanda is home to a ruined fortress, which is the Scanda or Scandeis of the Eastern Roman authors of Late Antiquity and one of the strongholds contested between the Eastern Roman and Sasanian empires during their conflicts in Lazica. It maintained its importance as one of the key fortresses of Imereti down to the early 19th century.