Shorapani

Shorapani (Georgian: შორაპანი) is a small Georgian town, situated in the Zestaponi District, part of 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.

Shorapani შორაპანი
Town
View from Shorapani fortress
Seal
Shorapani Location of the town of Shorapani in Georgia Shorapani Shorapani (Imereti)
Coordinates: 42°05′44″N 43°04′55″E
Country	Georgia
Mkhare	Imereti
District	Zestaponi District
Elevation	560 ft (170 m)
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,258
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time)
Climate	Cfa

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.

Legends

Shorapani (Sarapanis) is the toponymy, that is mentioned in old Greek mythology. That was Sarapanis that Jason and his Argonaut friends approached during their travel in old Colchis (Kolkhida).

See also

• Imereti

External links

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