Shorapani
Shorapani შორაპანი | |
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Town | |
![]() View from Shorapani fortress | |
Coordinates: 42°05′44″N 43°04′55″E / 42.09556°N 43.08194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Mkhare | Imereti |
District | Zestaponi District |
Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,258 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Standard Time) |
Climate | Cfa |
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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.[citation needed]
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
[edit]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).[citation needed]