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Jewish city story of Shida Kartli Region

Shida Kartli is located in the eastern part of Georgia. This region is full of cultural monuments and beautiful nature. The areas which were inhabited by Jews were Kareli, Surami, and Gori; as well as a city near the city Mtskheta, which is located in Mtskheta-Mtianeti province of Georgia.

Mtskheta, located at the junctions of the rivers Mtkvari and Araks, is an old capital of Georgia. This is the place where Jews appeared and settled down. After their persecution from Jerusalem in 586 BC, they asked the head of Mtskheta for permission to let them inhabit the area, for which they would pay a relevant amount. They got a positive answer and they occupied the part of the banks of the river Aragvi named Zanavi. After a little while the Jewish moved to different villages and cities, which were trade centers. In “Conversion of Kartli'' this community is...

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Gori

Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the center of the homonymous administrative district. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Mtkvari and Liakhvi. The name comes from a Georgian word gora, which means, "heap", or "hill". The city has an old history about the Jews which starts from the 17th century; at first they inhabited the area around Gori tower, since on Sundays a trade was held here and Jews were very involved in it. In the year 1866 there were 281 Jews living within the overall 5000 Gori population. Jewish inhabitants were usually merchants and craftsmen. In the 20th century the economy of Jewish population grew. In 1915 there were 104 Jews in Gori (approximately 16-17 families); they inhabited the same area. In 1946, during World War II, a legally registered community was established; under which was this community a synagogue, which was located on 16 Cheloskicenev St. The main Rabbi was Mordechay Davarashvili; he helped Zionist Aliyah in Israel. After the death of Rabbi Mordechay every holy book owned by him was handed to a synagogue. In this city you can find sites such as one big synagogue and Jewish graveyard.

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Zanavi

The fall of Jerusalem happened in 586 BC and this is the time when Jewish refugees came into Kartli. It should be pointed out that these immigrants asked the governor for permission to inhabit the area, for which they would pay an appropriate amount. The governor of Mstkheta gave a helping hand to the refugees and allocated an area of River Aragvi for them, which was called Zanavi. Later these Jews moved to different towns and cities.

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Kareli

Kareli, a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, is located on the river Mtkvari. There was a time when the number of Jews living in Kareli was fairly vast but today that is not the case, on this day the Jewish population is very small; it only consists of 400 beings. Some say the word “Kareli'' doesn't mean the “The place with wind”, and its actual origin is an Herbew word, of men, but that is just an assumption. In old times Jews were accounted as the workers of Tsitsishvili; later as the state peasants. Jews in Kareli usually were merchants and lived ordinary lives, their appearances and rules corresponded with Kareli’s population. The sites you can find in this town are Kareli Synagogue, which was built in the 20th century and a Jewish graveyard. Photo attribution: Nickniko, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Terrace Gori

A charming cafe in the center of Gori with a variety of ethnic and European foods.

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Shin da Gori

This restaurant offers a vast menu including traditional Georgian and European dishes.

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Georgia Gold

Georgia Gold offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking, a fitness centre and a bar. This 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and free WiFi. The hotel features family rooms. At the hotel, every room comes with a wardrobe. At Georgia Gold every room includes a desk, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a buffet breakfast. Gori Fortress is 2.2 km from Georgia Gold. The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport, 79 km from the hotel.

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Hotel Magdalena

The hotel has a garden planted nearby. There is a parking place for vehicles. You will enjoy a mountain view from your window.

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Agro House

Agro house, family wine cellar, fish farm offers our guests rooms for rent in farm house. We have our own family wine cellar where we produce different kinds of wine: Tavkveri, Shavkapito, Goruli Mtsvane and Chinebuli, all of them are made with old Georgian traditional methods. Near our agro house we have trout fish farm, where you can catch fish and cook it with your own. Vegetables and fruits which are used for prepearing breakfast and dinner/lunch is from our garden. So we can say that agro house is eco property. Agro house is located 120 km from Tbilisi, near Borjomi. It takes 1:30 hour from Tbilisi, 20 min. from Borjomi. Highland area, mountain and forest fresh air make our place more attractive.

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