Kutaisi
KutaisiGeorgia's second city (
Imereti regionWestern Georgia), withpopulation
1989about 230,000. Old namethis city"Kutatisi". It wascapital ofancient state
Colchis. In
975-
1122 Kutaisi wascapital ofunited Georgian Kingdom,XV-XIX centuries -capitalImeretian Kingdom. In
1810Imeretian Kingdom was occupied byTsarist
Russia.