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Ujarma

Ujarma is a ruined fortress in the Iori valley of eastern Georgia, east of Tbilisi. Tradition credits its fortification to King Vakhtang I Gorgasali in the 5th century, and it served as a royal residence. In the 8th to 10th centuries it was a seat of the chorepiscopi of Kakheti before their capital moved to Telavi.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ujarma. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ujarma
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