Samshvilde
Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the country's south, near the homonymous modern-day village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli region.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruined historical city in Georgia
- Also known as: “სამშვილდე (Samshvilde)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samshvilde and T’et’ri Tsqaro.
Samshvilde
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samshvilde is a village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. It is located 4 km south of the town of Tetritsqaro and 2 km north of the ruins of the medieval town of Samshvilde.
T’et’ri Tsqaro
Town
Photo: Island, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tetritskaro or Tetritsqaro is a town in Kvemo Kartli in southern Georgia. It is the municipal center of Tetritsqaro Municipality. According to 2014 Georgian Census its population is 3,093. T’et’ri Tsqaro is situated 5 km northwest of Samshvilde.
Ratevani
Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ratevani is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Samshvilde.
Samshvilde
- Categories: ancient city, fortified town, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.50669° or 41° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
44.50396° or 44° 30′ 14″ eastElevation
873 metres (2,864 feet)Open location code
8HH6GG43+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 474828684OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Samshvilde” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սամշվիլդե”
- Bashkir: “Самшвилде”
- Catalan: “Sàmxvilde”
- French: “Samshvilde”
- Georgian: “Samshvilde”
- Georgian: “ორბის ციხე”
- Georgian: “სამშვილდე (ციხე-ქალაქი)”
- Georgian: “სამშვილდე”
- Greek: “Σάμσβιλντε”
- Persian: “سامشویلده”
- Portuguese: “Sanxevilde”
- Russian: “Самшвилде”
- Spanish: “Samshvilde”
- Swedish: “Samshvilde”
- Swedish: “Samsjvilde”
- Turkish: “Samşvilde”
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