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Javakheti (Javakhk): Real History

By Gevork Gevorkyan on March 24, 2010

For the first time region Javakheti (often refered as Javakhk by ethnic Armenians) is mentioned in the historical source about Georgian king Parnavaz, where it is said that Javakheti (Javakhk) is administrative entity of Kartli kingdom that has its own ruler Eristavi (Georgian: ერისთავი) meaning Head of a Nation. In the I century BC Greek [...]

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