Kakhetians (,
สผษฯษlษbi sg. แแแฎแแแ,
สผษฯษli are an
ethnographic group
An ethnographic group or ethnocultural group is a group that has cultural traits that make it stand out from the larger ethnic group it is a part of. In other words, members of an ethnographic group will also consider themselves to be members of a ...
of
Georgians
Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, แฅแแ แแแแแแแ, tr, ), are a nation and Peoples of the Caucasus, Caucasian ethnic group native to present-day Georgia (country), Georgia and surrounding areas historically associated with the Ge ...
who speak the
Kakhetian dialect of the
Georgian language
Georgian (, ) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language, Kartvelian language family. It is the official language of Georgia (country), Georgia and the native or primary language of 88% of its population. It also serves as the literary langu ...
. Kakhetians are the indigenous population of
Kakheti
Kakheti (; ) is a region of Georgia. Telavi is its administrative center. The region comprises eight administrative districts: Telavi, Gurjaani, Qvareli, Sagarejo, Dedoplistsqaro, Signagi, Lagodekhi and Akhmeta.
Kakhetians speak the ...
, a historical region and fertile valley in eastern
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
that produces much of the country's wine.
[CARLISLE, R. (1989). ''The Illustrated encyclopedia of mankind''. New York, M. Cavendish.] Like the general population of Georgia, most Kakhetians are adherents of the
Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแก แกแแแแชแแฅแฃแแ แแแขแแแแคแแแฃแ แ แแแ แแแแแแแแแแแแ แแแแแกแแ, tr), commonl ...
.
History
Kakheti was an
independent principality from the end of the eighth century. It was incorporated into the united
Georgian Kingdom
The Kingdom of Georgia (), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar the Great ...
at the beginning of the eleventh century, but for less than a decade. Only in the beginning of the twelfth century did Georgian King
David the Builder
David IV, also known as David IV the Builder ( ka, แแแแแ IV แแฆแแแจแแแแแแแ, tr; 1073 โ 24 January 1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his de ...
(1089โ1125) incorporate Kakheti into his Kingdom successfully.
See also
*
Iranian Georgians
*
Ingiloy people
References
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Ethnic groups in Georgia (country)