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/mətsˈkeɪtə/
Proper noun
A city in the province of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia; one of the oldest cities in the country and historical capital of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia.
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Beyond Gori the traveller will pass Mizkettra, the ancient residence of the kings of Georgia. It is now a ruin, still however containing 2 churches of some sanctity, in one of which the kings of Georgia were crowned, and where to the present day the bishops of Tiflis are consecrated.