Plans of Erekle II, King of Kartli-Kakheti as regards the Campaign of Russian Troops in Dagestan in 1775 by Merkviladze David

“…King Erekle II of Kartli-Kakheti soon responded to this campaign and tried to interest the Russian authorities in a long stay of Russian troops in the city of Derbent, and also suggested that they continue the campaign of troops in the South Caucasus. …”
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Conquest or voluntary annexation? The political process of incorporation of Kartli-Kakheti on Kingdom into the Russian Empire, 1796 – 1801 by M. A. Volhonskiy

“…The article highlights the political process of accession in 1801, KartliKakheti to the Russian Empire, which was the result of the development of RussianGeorgian relations in the second half of the XVIII century, the article shows that the military-political weakness of the Georgian Kingdom became the main reason for the failure of the prisoner in 1783 the Treaty of Georgievsk, according to which Russia took under its protectorate of Eastern Georgia. …”
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Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801 by Valeriy Morkva

“…The Russian annexation of the Eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti at the outset of the 19th century ushered in a new stage in the history of the Russian expansion in the Caucasus. …”
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On the Geostiba fauna of Georgia. VII. Five new species from the Kakheti region and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) by Volker Assing

“…Five species of Geostiba Thomson, 1858 from the Kakheti region, Northeast Georgia, are described and illustrated: Geostiba (Tropogastrosipalia) angularis spec. nov. …”
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Armoury Row in Tiflis from the 1630s to the 1920s by Levan B. Dvalishvili

“…In 1795, after the troops of the Persian Shah Aga Mohammad Khan invaded Tiflis, Armoury Row was completely destroyed but was subsequently rebuilt by the Kartli-Kakheti kings. Armoury Row continued to exist in the western part of King Square until the Kartli-Kakheti kingdom was annexed by the Russian Empire. …”
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF IRRIGATION, COLLECTOR-AND-DRAINAGE AND GROUND WATERS OF THE LOWER ALAZANI VALLEY by MARIAM ELIZBARASHVILI, LALI SHAVLIASHVILI, GULCHINA KUCHAVA

“…Kakheti region is one of the important regions for agriculture development in Georgia. …”
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Using modern technology to protect vineyards from hail amid climate change by Davitashvili Teimuraz, Samkharadze Inga, Megreladze Lika, Kvatadze Ramaz

“…Over the past two decades, Georgia has faced increasingly heavy rainfall, hail and flooding, which especially devastated Kakheti wine region in Southern Georgia, causing severe damage to hundreds of vineyards. …”
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The first record of Tectusa from the Greater Caucasus, Georgia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Oxypodini) by Volker Assing

“…Tectusa abanona spec. nov. (Georgia: Kakheti: Abano pass), the first confirmed record of the oxypodine genus Tectusa Bernhauer, 1899 from the Greater Caucasus, is described and illustrated. …”
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New Bacteriophages with Podoviridal Morphotypes Active against <i>Yersinia pestis</i>: Characterization and Application Potential by Tamar Suladze, Ekaterine Jaiani, Marina Darsavelidze, Maia Elizbarashvili, Olivier Gorge, Ia Kusradze, Tamar Kokashvili, Nino Lashkhi, George Tsertsvadze, Nino Janelidze, Svetlana Chubinidze, Marina Grdzelidze, Shota Tsanava, Eric Valade, Marina Tediashvili

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New records for the Georgian springtail fauna (Collembola) by Shalva Barjadze, Hans-Jürgen Schulz, Ulrich Burkhardt, Willi E.R. Xylander, Revaz Djanashvili, Meri Salakaia

“… Five species of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) new to the Georgian fauna are presented: Anurida uniformis, Entomobrya lanuginosa, Isotomurus pseudopalustris, Protaphorura meridiata, and P. subarmata from Adjara Autonomous Republic, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Imereti Regions (Western Georgia) and Kakheti Region (Eastern Georgia) collected between 2010 and 2011. …”
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How natural disasters affect citizens’ political attitudes? Case of Georgia 2012 parliamentary election by Nino Machurishvili

“…This paper is a part of research about evaluation natural disasters influence on citizens political attitudes reviewing Georgia 2012 parliamentary election case – election result in the eastern part of Georgia, taking into consideration 2012 summer flood, which preceded voting in four districts of Kakheti. Paper aim is to answer theoretically and empirically important question: How social welfare is related to the district-level election outcomes. …”
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FACTORS CONDITING THE FORMATION OF THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN GEORGIA by Omarov, V.A

“…In the 19th century, Russia put an end to the independence of Georgia (Kartli-Kakheti). After that, the Armenians were purposefully settled in Georgia. …”
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Takdim by Halil Burak Sakal, Tuğrul Keskin

“…Valeriy Morkva Kafkasya ve Rusya tarihini incelediği makalesinde 19. yüzyılın başında Doğu Gürcü krallığı Kartli-Kakheti'nin Rusya tarafından ilhakını ele alıyor. …”
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Why Travel to Georgia? Motivations, Experiences, and Country’s Image Perceptions of Wine Tourists by Sophie Ghvanidze, Linda Bitsch, Alvaro Elze, Jon H. Hanf, Soo Kang

“…A survey of tourists in the most important wine region—Kakheti—resulted in 227 usable questionnaires. Using factor analyses, four dimensions were assigned to the country’s hedonic and aesthetic related image. …”
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The Issue of Georgian Captives in the Crimea in the 18th Century / The Issue of Georgian Captives in the Crimea in the 18th Century by Apolon Tabuashvili

“…According to King of Kartl-Kakheti Erekle II, in the 70s of the 18th century, their number made 32 thousand. …”
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Gürcistan Osetlerinde Kimlik: Lagodekhi ve Kaspi Örneği by Keisuke Wakizaka

“…Bu makalede Gürcistan, özellikle Şida Kartli ve Kakheti vilayetlerindeki Osetlerin kimliğinin günümüzdeki durumu, Gürcü toplumuyla ilişkileri ve Kuzey-Güney Osetya ile ilişkileri üzerine odaklanmıştır. …”
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Characterisation and genome sequence of the lytic Acinetobacter baumannii bacteriophage vB_AbaS_Loki. by Dann Turner, Matthew E Wand, Yves Briers, Rob Lavigne, J Mark Sutton, Darren M Reynolds

“…Loki is most closely related to Acinetobacter phage IME_AB3 and more distantly related to Burkholderia phage KL1, Paracoccus phage vB_PmaS_IMEP1 and Pseudomonas phages vB_Pae_Kakheti25, vB_PaeS_SCH_Ab26 and PA73. Loki is characterised by a narrow host range, among the 40 Acinetobacter isolates tested, productive infection was only observed for the propagating host, A. baumannii ATCC 17978. …”
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MILITARY-POLITICAL CONFRONTATIONS IN THE KHANATES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS IN 1768-1774 AND EREKLE II by DAVID MERKVILADZE

“…For this purpose, Fatali of-fered King Erekle II of Kartli-Kakheti and Ibrahim Khan of Karabakh to campaign against the Shaki Khanate. …”
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An Experimental Study of the Social Dimension of Land Consolidation Using Trust Games and Public Goods Games by Matsatso Tepnadze, Walter Timo de Vries, Pamela Duran Diaz, Quji Bichia

“…This experimental method applied in Kakheti, Georgia reveals that 1. the farmer communities have varying combinations of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital; 2. the local farmer societies are the archetype of the collaborative model and sharing economy; 3. only a few municipalities show the highest potential for sustainably managing land consolidation projects. …”
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of Georgian Hydrology under Future Climate Change Scenarios by Aashutosh Aryal, Rieks Bosch, Venkataraman Lakshmi

“…The highest vulnerability to climate change was found in the Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions, with the vulnerability index values ranging from 6 to 15, followed by Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Samtskhe–Javakheti, and Shida Kartli with vulnerability index values ranging from 2 to 8. …”
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