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Shorapani

Also known as Sarapana

Shorapani is a village on the Kvirila river in the Imereti region of western Georgia, site of a medieval fortress on a rocky hill. Known in antiquity as Sarapana, a fortified point on the road from Colchis to Iberia, it guarded the route between western and eastern Georgia and was repeatedly contested in the wars of the kings of Imereti.

Shorapani
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shorapani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shorapani
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“Shorapani.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shorapani. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Shorapani.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shorapani.
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