MTSKHETA-MTIANETI COMPRISES TERRITORIES OF HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC PROVINCES – KHEVI, MTIULETI, GUDAMAKARI, PSHAVI, KHEVSURETI, ERTSO-TIANETI, SHIDA KARTLI AND KSNISKHEVI. THE REGION COMPRISES FIVE ADMINISTRATIVE MUNICIPALITIES: AKHALGORI, DUSHETI, TIANETI, MTSKHETA AND KAZBEGI. TOTAL AREA OF THE REGION IS 6785 SQ. KM. THE BULK OF THE REGION IS MOUNTAINOUS AND INCLUDES SNOWY MOUNTAINS OF MAIN RANGE OF KAVKASIONI WITH 3500 AND 5000 M HIGH PEAKS AND PASSES, BEAUTIFUL GORGES, LAKES AND ALPINE VALLEYS AND MEADOWS. MTSKHETA-MTIANETI REGION IS INTERESTING FROM ETHNOLOGIC, INTELLECTUAL AND NUTRITIOUS POINT OF VIEW. DURING THE YEAR A LOT OF RELIGIOUS FEASTS AND POPULAR FESTIVALS ARE CONDUCTED HERE: LOMISOBA, KOPALOBA, LASHAROBA, GERGETOBA, ATENGENOBA, IN THE FALL THE WHOLE GEORGIA CELEBRATES A POPULAR FESTIVAL IN THE VILLAGE OF CHARGALI DEDICATED TO THE GREAT GEORGIAN POET, VAZHA-PSHAVELA, CALLED VAZHAOBA. GUESTS OF THESE FESTIVITIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE DAMBALKHACHO (CURDS), CHOBAN-KAURMA (STEW MADE BY HIGHLANDER SHEPHERDS), KHAVITSI (COOKED FROM CURDS, SALT AND OIL), KETSEULEBI (CHEESEPIES), AND PSHAVI KHINKALI (MEAT DUMPLINGS). ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL DATA, THERE ARE 5 RESORTS AND 64 CURING WATER SPRINGS REGISTERED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE REGION. FROM RECREATIONAL ZONES THE MOST FAMOUS IS MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT OF GUDAURI.