Political Geography of Sachkhere Municipality
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https://doi.org/10.52340/ggj.2025.05.03.10Keywords:
history, geography, politics, Argveti, nobilityAbstract
Political geography, as a branch of historical geography, examines the political and geographical characteristics of a given territory through their integrated and holistic synthesis. It provides a clear representation of a country’s administrative structure and the principal trends in its historical development, which have significantly influenced the political affiliation and spatial organisation of individual regions over time. The study of political geography also allows for the identification of long-term processes that shape territorial boundaries and governance systems. This article aims to present a comprehensive description of the political geography of the largest municipality in Upper Imereti—the Sachkhere region—from ancient times to the 19th century, highlighting key stages in its administrative evolution and territorial transformation within the broader historical and geographical context of the region.
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