The city of Kutaisi is located in the western part of Georgia and is situated on the Rioni River. The population of Kutaisi is estimated to be nearly 200,000 inhabitants. Interestingly, Kutaisi is among the ten ancient cities of Europe.
When was Kutaisi founded? For this we need to turn to the documentary evidence (chronicles, books), which have survived to this day. Do you know when this beautiful Georgian city was first mentioned? The ancient work "Argonautica" (author A. Rhodes) says that the Argonauts kept the way here, in Kutaisi, where there was the famous Golden Fleece. At that time, in the third century B.C., the city was the capital of the rich Colchis Kingdom and had various names, slightly consonant with the modern one: Kutaia, Aia, Kotiaion, Kutatisium.
The most ancient place in Kutaisi, where, according to historians, the first settlement appeared, is the Ukemerion Hill, located on the right bank. On this hill in the XI century Bagrat's temple was erected, not far from which fortifications of the city were built, the remains of which can still be seen today.
