Samachablo

Samachablo (Georgian: სამაჩაბლო) is a Georgian historical district in Shida Kartli, Georgia, which lies entirely within the disputed 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.

See also

• Georges V. Matchabelli
• Ivane Machabeli

References

Historical regions of Georgia Abkhazia Adjara Ertso-Tianeti Guria Hereti Imereti Javakheti Kartli Kakheti Khevi Khevsureti Lechkhumi Mtiuleti Meskheti Pshavi Racha Samachablo Samegrelo Svaneti Tashiri Tao-Klarjeti Tori Trialeti Tusheti