| Tskneti | |
| Native Name: | წყნეთი |
| Native Name Lang: | ka |
| Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement (Daba) of Vake District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type1: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tbilisi |
| Subdivision Type2: | District (Raioni) |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vake District[1] |
| Elevation M: | 950 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7 166 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Timezone: | Georgian Time |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
Tskneti (Georgian: წყნეთი) is an urban-type settlement (Daba) in southwestern part of Vake District, Tbilisi, Georgia,[3] on the right bank of the river Mtkvari.
Tskhneti is located on the eastern slopes of the Trialeti Range, in the gorge of the Vere River (right tributary of the Mtkvari), 8 km from the center of Tbilisi and 950 m above sea level.
The daba of Tskhneti has a warm humid continental climate, with mild winters and long warm summers. The average temperature is 13 °C. The warmest month is August, at 24 °C, and the coldest January, at −2 °C.[4] The average rainfall is 738 millimeters per year. The wettest month is May, with 122 millimeters of rain, and the driest December, with 31 millimeters.[5]
Late Bronze Age pottery and tombs have been found in the vicinity of Tskneti. It has been known as a summer place since ancient times. Intensive summer development in lower Tskneti started in the second half of the 19th-century, in upper Tskneti – in the 20th-century. Three small churches of 17th–19th centuries are preserved. It received the status of a Daba in 1967. In 2008, it was incorporated into the city of Tbilisi.[6]