Tusheti

42°30′N 45°30′E / 42.500°N 45.500°E / 42.500; 45.500

Tusheti
თუშეთი
Historical Region
Keselo
Map highlighting the historical region of Tusheti in Georgia
Country Georgia
MkhareKakheti
CapitalOmalo
Area
 • Total
969 km2 (374 sq mi)

Tusheti (Georgian: თუშეთი, romanized: tusheti; Bats: თუშითა, romanized: tushita) is a historic region in northeast Georgia. A mountainous area, it is home to the Tusheti National Park. By the conventional definition of the Europe-Asia boundary as following the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, Tusheti is geographically a European part of Georgia.

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