Shukhuti Explained

Shukhuti (Georgian: Georgian: შუხუთი) is a village community near Lanchkhuti, Guria, Georgia, which includes the villages of Zemo Shukhuti and Kvemo Shukhuti.^[1] The area produces limestone, which is used for making lime.

History

The area has been inhabited since antiquity. A Roman villa with a bath mosaic, the Shukhuti mosaic, was discovered here during excavations in 1961.^[2] The inhabitants have been Christians since the 5th or 6th centuries. A castle was located there at that time. The name "Shukhuti" is first recorded in the 1708 documents. According to tradition, it originated from the Turks, who called this place ukhuti ("impossible").

In 1855, during the Crimean War, the Battle of Nigoiti (Georgian: ნიგოითის ბრძოლა) was fought nearby between the Russian and Ottoman forces.

Lelo

Shukhutis play a type of rugby, called Lelo^[3] every Easter to commemorate the battle.^[4] The President of Georgia visited the village in 2012 to watch the game.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Shukhuti mosaic
• Guria

External links

• Reports from shukhuti

42.0833°N 47°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kvemo Shukhuti. Wikimapia.
2. Zakaraia P.. Lekvinadze V. . 1968. Shukhutskaya banya. The Shukhuti Bath. Vizantiiskii Vremennik=Byzantine Annals. 28. 225–237. ru .
3. News: Rimple. Paul. In a Georgian village, Easter hunts involve bruises, honor, and the fight over a 35-lb. ball. 19 November 2013. Christian Science Monitor. April 28, 2009.
4. News: Metreveli. Irakli. Georgians cherish anarchic traditional 'rugby' game. 19 November 2013. Star Africa. 4 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228063929/http://en.starafrica.com/sport/georgians-cherish-anarchic-traditional-163828.html. 28 December 2013.
5. News: The President of Georgia visited the Shukhuti village. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228212808/http://www.president.gov.ge/print.aspx?t=1&i=7464. dead. December 28, 2013. 19 November 2013. 2012-04-15.
6. News: President visited Shukhuti. 19 November 2013. AjaraTV. 15 April 2012.