Official Name: | Jikhashkari |
Native Name: | ჯიხაშკარი |
Native Name Lang: | geo |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti#Georgia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Georgia |
Coordinates: | 42.5017°N 42.0189°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zugdidi |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Population Total: | 1327 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Timezone: | Georgian Time |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Jikhashkari or Djikhasjkari (Georgian: ჯიხაშკარი) is a mountainous village in Zugdidi District, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia[1] in Chanistsqali river gorge.
The XVIII century Jikhashkari fortress was an important trading post on Black Sea Silk Road Corridor in historical Odishi. The fortress citadel on a mountaintop and a lower fortress connected to the large courtyard. TheSummer palace of the Dadiani family, the rulers of Samegrelo, used to be here. [2]