Shorapani

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Shorapani is a small Georgian town, situated in Zestaponi District, the region of Imereti. Founded in the 3rd century BC, it served as a residence of the eristavi (dukes) of Argveti (also known as the Duchy of Shorapani) in the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

Near the town are the ruins of a fortress, mentioned as Sarapana by Strabo and Sarapanis by Procopius as a strong position on the road that led from Colchis to Iberia.

See also

• Zestaponi
• Imereti

External links

• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD)

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