Samtskhe-Javakheti
| Division type: | Region |
| Area: | 6,414 km² (9.2%) |
| Population: | 207,443 (4.5%) |
| Population density: | 32 people/km² |
| Administrative center: | Akhaltsikhe |
| Distance from Tbilisi: | 0 km |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | GE-SJ |
Akhaltsikhe is the administrative center of the region.
Samtskhe-Javakheti consists of 6 administrative districts: Adigeni, Aspindza, Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Ninotsminda.
There are 353 settlements in the region of which:
5 cities - Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe, Borjomi, Vale and Ninotsminda;
7 towns - Bakuriani, Bakuriani Andesite, Tsagveri, Akhaldaba, Adigeni, Abastumani, Aspindza;
254 villages.
Almost all industrial output of the Samtsmkhe-Javakheti region is produced in Borjomi, which has quite good transport links with the rest of Georgia. Health resorts of the region are located here as well. The only sugar-refinery in Georgia, with Swiss investment made in previous years, is located
in Akhaltsikhe. From the economic standpoint, the region has great potential for the development of tourism and a planned construction of the railway between Akhalkalaki and the Turkish city of Kars seems promising as well.
The main agricultural activities of the region are animal farming, potato and fruit growing.
Households are mainly engaged in producing fodder (9,000 ha; 136,000 tons) and growing potato (8,000 ha; 76,000 tons). 79 ha of land are used as pasture fields.
Places of tourist interest:
• Vardzia monastery complex
• City-fortress of Tmogvi
• Khertvisi fortress
• Zarzma monastery
• Sapara monastery
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