Matani, Georgia

Matani მატანი
Village of matani.jpg
Matani Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 42°04′39″N 45°11′52″E
Country	Georgia
Region	Kakheti
Municipality	Akhmeta
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	4,451
Time zone	UTC+4

Matani (Georgian: მატანი) is a village in the Kakheti region, Georgia. In the village is a 5th-century basilica, Tskhrakara (literally, the Nine Gates) and the ruins of an old palace of the Cholokashvili noble family.

The village is also home to several traditional religious festivals throughout a year, particularly Didbatonoba (local celebration of St George's Day, November 23), Iasharoba (autumn), and Tsikhegoroba (local variant of Easter Tuesday holiday).

Matani is also known as the birthplace of the national hero Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888-1930)

See also

• Kakheti

References

• "მატანი". Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. Tbilisi. 1983. p. 487.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)