KutaisiGeorgia's second city (Imereti regionWestern Georgia), withpopulation1989about 230,000. Old namethis city"Kutatisi". It wascapital ofancient stateColchis. In 975-1122 Kutaisi wascapital ofunited Georgian Kingdom,XV-XIX centuries -capitalImeretian Kingdom. In 1810Imeretian Kingdom was occupied byTsarist Russia.
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