Hereti: History, Geography, Culture, and Contemporary Status
Hereti strategic importance Georgia Azerbaijan
Greater Caucasus mountain range Mtkvari (Kura) and Alazani rivers Mtkvari River Alazani River Balakan, Zagatala, and Gakh Shaki Khoranta Balakan, Zagatala, and Gakh snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus viticulture, winemaking, and sericulture trade and caravan routes Heres
Heros
Stone Age Caucasian Albania Kingdom of Kartli (Iberia) saeristavos Georgianization
Arab invasions independent principality Grigol Hamam (Adarnase Patrik) independent kingdom King Ioane Senekerim (951–959) Queen Dinara Eastern (Dyophysite) Orthodoxy
Bagrat III (978-1014) Kvirike III the Great (1010–1037) Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti
1104 David IV the Builder (1089–1125) saeristavo 1466 Kingdom of Kakheti
Iranian Ottoman 17th century Abbas I Sultanate of Eliseni (Ilisu) Islamization Saingilo
Tiflis Governorate Russian Empire's annexation of the Kartli-Kakheti Kingdom in 1801 July 5, 1921 Zakatala Okrug Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic treaty on border demarcation painful and controversial issue
Georgia and Azerbaijan Saingilo
Ingilos Christian Ingilos Muslim Ingilos
Education in Georgian Religious Rights and Protection of Cultural Heritage Preservation of Cultural Identity Socio-Economic Conditions Information Vacuum
Location History and Description 13th-14th centuries hall-type Current Status Giorgoba (St. George's Day)
Location History and Description 1871 cross-dome plan Saint Nino Current Status
Location History and Description round temple – a rotunda 7th-9th centuries basilica-type church Current Status
Location History and Description seven-church monastery complex domed church 10th-11th centuries Current Status
History and Description 19th or early 20th century Current Status
History and Description 19th century hall-type structure Current Status
History and Description 8th-9th century basilica-type church Current Status
History and Description medieval Georgian church Current Status
History and Description episcopal sees of Hereti Current Status
History and Description Current Status
History and Description Current Status
Derbent Wall, Ghilghilchay Wall, and Beshbarmaq Wall fortresses and defensive lines
medieval stone bridges
Leliani Churches (Gakh District, Leliani/Ilisu Village) Zarapkhana Church (Balakan District) church and fortress ruins
Attempts to Distort Historical Memory Difficulties in Movement to Georgia Involvement in Local Self-Government Bodies Access to Healthcare and Social Services Information Vacuum