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Kakhetians

Ethnic group

Kakhetians
Georgian: კახელები kakhelebi

  Distribution of the Kakhetian dialect

Kakhetians (Georgian: კახელები, [kʼɑχɛlɛbi]; sg. კახელი, [kʼɑχɛli]) are an ethnographic groupofGeorgians who speak the Kakhetian dialect of the Georgian language. Kakhetians are the indigenous population of Kakheti, a historical region and fertile valley in eastern Georgia that produces much of the country's wine.^[1] Like the general population of Georgia, most Kakhetians are adherents of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

History[edit]

Kakheti was an independent principality from the end of the eighth century. It was incorporated into the united Georgian Kingdom 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 (1089–1125) incorporate Kakheti into his Kingdom successfully.^{[citation needed]}

See also[edit]

• Iranian Georgians
• Ingiloy people

References[edit]

Ethnographic subgroupsofGeorgians