Gudamaqari
Historical region in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
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Gudamaqari or Gudamakari[1] (Georgian: გუდამაყარი) is a small historical geographic area in northeast Georgia on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. Located along the river valley of Aragvi, it is bordered by Mtiuleti on the west, Khevi on the north, Khevsureti and Pshavi on the east, and Khando and Chartali communities on the south. Gudamaqari is sometimes viewed as a part of Mtiuleti. Modern administrative subdivision of Georgia places the area in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti mkhare (region).
GeorgiaGudamaqari
გუდამაყარი Gudamakari | |
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  Gudamaqari Location within Mtskheta-Mtianeti  Gudamaqari Location within Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′16″N 44°45′00″E An approximate geographical area. | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Mkhare | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| Capital | Bursachiri (village) |
History
The inhabitants of Gudamaqari – Gudamaqarians (გუდამაყრელები) – are first chronicled by the 11th century Georgian historian Leonti Mroveli in connection with the conversion of Iberia/Kartli by St. Nino in the 330s.[2] A strategic road running through this area played an important role in medieval Georgia and was much later, under the Imperial Russian rule, connected to the Georgian Military Road.[3][4][5]
