Mukhurisi or Samokalako (

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: The province of towns), is a historical place in West Georgia and was the central province of

Lazica Lazica ( ka, ეგრისი, ; lzz, ლაზიკა, ; grc-gre, Λαζική, ; fa, لازستان, ; hy, Եգեր, ) was the Latin name given to the territory of Colchis during the Roman/Byzantine period, from about the 1st centur ...

. Mukhurisi was located in a strategical location. The main trade routes in Lazica was passing through Mukhurisi.

Geography

It is located in a plain area, between the rivers of

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and

Tskhenistsqali Tskhenistsqali ( ka, ცხენისწყალი, ''Cxenisċqali'', also: ''Tskhenistskali'') is a river in northern Georgia (country), Georgia. Its source is in the main range of the Caucasus Mountains, in the easternmost part of the Lente ...

. The most fertile soils of

Colchis In Greco-Roman geography, Colchis (; ) was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi ( ka, ეგრისი) located on the coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia (country), Georgia. Its population, the Colchians a ...

Kingdom was located in that area.

History

It is claimed that name of the area was derived from castle called Mukhrisi, which exact location is unknown. First mention about Mukhurisi was in VI. or VII. century.

Sources

* ''მუსხელიშვილი დ.'', ქსე, ტ. 7, გვ. 232, თბ., 1984 Lazica Former provinces of Georgia (country) {{Georgia-stub