Imeritia (ĭmərĭsh'ə), geographic and historic region, Georgia, in the upper Rion River basin. Kutaisi (the historic capital) and Chiatura are the main cities. Imeritia is an agricultural region, noted for its mulberry trees and vineyards. There are also manganese deposits. The Imeritians, now numbering about 500,000, speak a Georgian dialect and probably represent a very early branch of the Caucasians. Imeritia has been known since 1442, when the Georgian ruler Alexander I divided his kingdom into three parts among his sons; one part was Imeritia. From 1510 it was often invaded by the Turks, to whom it was forced to pay tribute. It was an independent kingdom from the 16th to 18th cent. In 1804, Russia forcibly obtained an oath of allegiance from Imeritia, which, however, continued to fight until its annexation to the Russian Empire in 1810.
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| Imereti იმერეთის მხარე Imeretis Mkhare |
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| Coordinates: 42°10′N 42°59′E / 42.167°N 42.983°ECoordinates: 42°10′N 42°59′E / 42.167°N 42.983°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Government | |
| - Governor | Irakli Chogovadze |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6,552 km2 (2,529.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 700,000 |
| - Density | 106.8/km2 (276.7/sq mi) |
| Region ISO 3166 code | GE-IM |
| Capital | Kutaisi |
| Districts | 10 districts, 1 city |
| Website | imereti.ge |
Imereti Province (Georgian: იმერეთი მხარე Imereti Mxare) is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:
- Kutaisi (city)
- Baghdati region
- Vani region
- Zestaponi region
- Terjola region
- Samtredia region
- Sachkhere region
- Tkibuli region
- Chiatura region
- Tskhaltubo region
- Kharagauli region
- Khoni region
The province's main city is Kutaisi; other urban industrial centers include Samtredia, Chiatura (manganese production centre), Tkibuli (coal mining centre), Zestaponi (known for metals production), Khoni, and Sachkhere. Traditionally, Imereti is an agricultural region, known for its mulberries and grapes.
The 800,000 Imeretians speak a Georgian dialect; they are one of the local culture-groups of the ethnically subdivided Georgian people. In late antiquity and early Middle Ages the ancient western Georgian kingdom of Egrisi existed on the territory of Imereti. Its king declared Christianity as an official religion of Egrisi in 523 AD. In 975-1466 Imereti was part of the united Georgian Kingdom. Since its disintegration in the 15th century, Imereti was an independent kingdom. In the 17th-18th centuries the kingdom of Imereti suffered frequent invasions by the Turks and recognized to patronage of Ottoman Empire until 1810, when it was occupied and annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire. The last King of Imereti was Solomon II (1789-1810). From 1918–1921, Imereti was part of the independent Democratic Republic of Georgia. Within the USSR, the region was part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from 1922–1936, and part of the Georgian SSR from 1936–1991. Since Georgian independence in 1991, Imereti has been a region in the Republic of Georgia with Kutaisi as the regional capital.
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