5 Surprising Facts about Georgia
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4. Georgia contains two ancient European cities
Mtskheta and Kutaisi, both former capitals of Georgia, are among Europe’s oldest cities. Kutaisi served as the capital of the United Kingdom of Georgia from 1008CE to 1122CE and as the capital of the Imeretian Kingdom from the 15th century until 1810CE.
Meanwhile, Mtskheta is most widely known as the capital of the early Georgian Kingdom of Iberia and the place where Georgia adopted Christianity in 326 CE.
5. A cave city with 6000 rooms
Hotel Radisson Blu Iveria, Georgia
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Georgia has Vardzia which is a fortress-temple complex carved out of and under Mount Erusheti in the south. In the 13th century, Queen Tamar ordered the construction of this site as a refuge from attacks by the Mongolian Empire.Â
When completed, it had 13 levels and 600 rooms complete with a bakery, church, wine cellar, self-sufficient irrigation system, and royal apartments.Â