Khevsureti and its

fortifications
Introduction
Khevsureti (a land of valleys) is a
historical-ethnographic region in eastern
Georgia. They are the branch of Kartvelian
(Georgian) people located along both the
northern (Pirikita khevsureti) and southern
(Piraketa khevsureti, slopes of the Great
Caucasus Mountains.
 shatili forts
Shatili is a historic highland village in Georgia,
near the border with Chechnya. Located in
the deep Arghuni gorge at approximately
1,400 meters, the village is actually a unique
complex of medieval-to-early modern
fortresses and fortified dwellings of stone
and mortar, which functioned both as a
residential area and as a fortress guarding
the north-eastern outskirts of the country.
Mutso
 lebaiskari

lebaiskari - the ruins of a village in the arguni goge ,

at an altitude of 2100 m. at one time it was
considered one of the watchtowers on the
southern borders of khevsureti.
 Ardoti

Khevsureti (a land of valleys) is a

historical-ethnographic region in eastern
Georgia. They are the branch of
Kartvelian (Georgian) people located along
both the northern (Pirikita khevsureti)
and southern (Piraketa khevsureti, slopes
of the Great Caucasus Mountains.