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Arkneti არკნეთი
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Arkneti is a village in Georgia, located in the Tighva Municipality, in the Nuli community. It is situated on the left bank of the Aghmosavleti Fronis River, at an altitude of 885 meters above sea level, 17 kilometers from Tskhinvali.^[1]

In historical sources, it is known as "Erkneti". Vakhushti Batonishvili notes: "Above the Tsunari Gorge is the church of Erkneti; Greek monks from Mount Athos reside there."^[2]

This village had an estate belonging to the Jerusalem Cross Monastery. It is mentioned in the 1794-1799 census of Ioane Bagrationi. Since 2008, it has been occupied by Russia and de facto controlled by the Republic of South Ossetia. According to the administrative division of South Ossetia, it is part of the Znauri District, Tskhinvali community.^[2]

Notable sites

The 1955 exploratory expedition of Shida Kartli discovered a Late Bronze Age settlement mound in Arkneti. At the site "Vasatsqaro", ancient and new era pit graves were found containing pottery, glass and paste beads, bronze jewelry, silver rings, and iron bracelets. One pit grave contained five silver Parthian coins from the 1st century BC. The village has a hall church of Mary.^[3]

References

↑ "არკნეთი". არკნეთი. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
1 2 ↑ Ioane Bagrationi, "Description of Kartl-Kakheti" p. 42 — Tbilisi 1986
↑ "ВСЕОБЩЕЙ ПЕРЕПИСИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ - РЕСПУБЛИКИ ЮЖНАЯ ОСЕТИЯ" (PDF).

v t e Settlements of Tigva Municipality
Town	Kornisi
Villages	Avnevi Alibari Arkneti Akhalsopeli Akhalsheni Balta Baghiani Bziskhevi Borsiaani Gadigina Ganitkau Gvinjina Gvirgvina Gvirgvina Gobozaani Didi Tsikhiata Didmukha Vakhtana Veleevi Zemo Ambreti Zemo Dvani Zemo Okona Zemo Kvateti Zemo Kornisi Zemo Dzaghina Zemo Tsorbisi Tanditskaro Tebota Teregvani Tighvi Ioncha Isakkau Lashe Lashebalta Lisa Lopani Malda Metekhi Muguti Mughrisi Mukhuri Nabakevi Nagutni Nedlati Ozhora Patara Tsikhiata Samtskaro Sajvare Seribalta Sunisi Skhliti Tseronisi Tkisubani Ubiati Patkineti Pichvigvina Prinevi Kaleti Kvemo Ambreti Kvemo Okona Kvemo Samtskaro Kvemo Ghvertevi Kvemo Dzaghina Gharistavi Ghverteti Korughi Shindara Shua Samtskaro Shua Kvateti Chachinagi Chrdileti Dzagoitkau Dzvileti Tsnelisi Tsnelisi Chorbauli Khabelaani Khodabuli Khundissubani

42°13′27″N 43°50′55″E / 42.22417°N 43.84861°E / 42.22417; 43.84861

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