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Jikhashkari ჯიხაშკარი | |
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Village | |
  Jikhashkari Location in Georgia Show map of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Jikhashkari Jikhashkari (Georgia) Show map of Georgia | |
| Coordinates:42°30′6.12″N42°1′8.04″E / 42.5017000°N 42.0189000°E /42.5017000; 42.0189000 | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Region | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
| District | Zugdidi |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 1,327 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Jikhashkari orDjikhasjkari (Georgian:ჯიხაშკარი) is amountainous village inZugdidi District,Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region,Georgia[2] inChanistsqali river gorge.
The XVIII centuryJikhashkari fortress was an important trading post on Black Sea Silk Road Corridor in historicalOdishi. The fortresscitadel on a mountaintop and a lower fortress connected to the large courtyard. TheSummer palace of theDadiani family, the rulers ofSamegrelo, used to be here.[3]
