Samtskhe-Javakheti
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Samtskhe-Javakheti სამცხე-ჯავახეთი |
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| Mkhare (region) | |
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| Country |
 Georgia
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| Seat | Akhaltsikhe |
| Subdivisions | 1 self-governing city 6 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Lasha Chkadua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,413 km2 (2,476 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 160,262 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | GE-SJ |
Samtskhe-Javakheti (Georgian: სამცხე-ჯავახეთი, Samcxe-Javaxeti, pronounced [sɑmtsʰxɛ dʒɑvaxɛtʰi]), is a region (Georgian: Mkhare) formed in the 1995 in southern Georgia from the historical provinces of Meskheti (Samtskhe), Javakheti and Tori (Borjomi gorge). Akhaltsikhe is its capital. The region comprises six administrative districts: Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Aspindza, Borjomi, Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda. There are 5 town, 6 townlets, 67 community and village sakrebulos (assemblies), and 268 villages in the region. Samtskhe-Javakheti is bordered by the regions of Adjara to the west, Guria and Imereti to the north, Shida Kartli and Kvemo Kartli to the north-east and to the east, and by Armenia and Turkey to the south and southwest.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus natural gas pipeline, and the Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway (under construction) pass through the region.
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