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Samachablo
სამაჩაბლო
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Map highlighting the historical region of Samachablo Show map of South OssetiaSamachablo (Georgia) Show map of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 42°13′35″N 43°58′10″E / 42.22639°N 43.96944°E / 42.22639; 43.96944 An approximate geographical area. | |
Country | ![]() |
Mkhare | Shida Kartli |
Capital | Tbilisi |
Samachablo (Georgian: სამაჩაბლო) is a Georgian historical district in Shida Kartli, Georgia, which has been occupied in 2008 by Russia, lies entirely within the disputed so called South Ossetia Region. The name Samachablo (literally, "of Machabeli") derives from the Georgian aristocratic family of Machabeli who once held possession of the area. With the rise of Georgian-Ossetian interethnic tensions in the late 1980s, the name was revived by the Georgians and has sometimes been semi-officially used since then.[1]
This territory is referred to as Tskhinvali region by Georgian authorities after the name of its only city.
Historical regions of Georgia
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Abkhazia |
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Adjara |
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Guria |
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Imereti |
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Kakheti |
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Kvemo Kartli |
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Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
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Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti |
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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
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Shida Kartli |
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Tao-Klarjeti |
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