Pshavi

Pshavi

Infobox Region of Georgia
name = Pshavi
fullname = Pshavi Region
fullname_local = ფშავის მხარე
fullname_tran = Pshavis Mkhare
governor = Vasil Maghlaperidze
area = 340
administrative

historical

Pshavi ( _ka. ფშავი) is a small historic-geographic area in Georgia, included in today’s Mtskheta-Mtianeti region and laying chiefly on the southern foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains along Aragvi River and the lower Iori River. The Pshavs, who are locally called the Pshaveli, speak a Georgian dialect and are Georgian Orthodox. Their history, traditions and customs are similar to those of other eastern Georgian mountaineers, particularly the Khevsurs.

The popular Georgian poet Luka Razikashvili (1861-1915), best known by his pen name Vazha-Pshavela (i.e., "a lad from Pshavi"), was born in this province, in the picturesque village of Chargali.

See also

*Pkhovi

External links

* [http://www.geotris.com/inglisuri.php?path=0,2,28&object_id=3&class_id=1&group_id=0&mode=1&expanded=0 History, culture and traditions of Pshavi]

Historical regions of Georgia


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