Akhaltsikhe

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Akhaltsikhe ახალციხე
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Coordinates: 41°38′20″N 42°59′10″E / 41.63889°N 42.98611°E / 41.63889; 42.98611
Country	Georgia
Region	Samtskhe–Javakheti
Municipality	Akhaltsikhe
Founded	1200
Elevation	1,029 m (3,376 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	17,287
Time zone	UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Postal code	0800
Website	akhaltsikhe.gov.ge/en

Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხე [aχaɫtsʰiχe]), formerly known as Lomsia (Georgian: ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region (mkhare) of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is the administrative center of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality and the Samtskhe–Javakheti region. It is situated on both banks of the small river Potskhovi (a left tributary of the Kura), which divides the city between the old city in the north and new in the south.

The 9th-century Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Castle, which was recently restored, is located in the old part of the city. It is one of the main attractions of the Samtskhe–Javakheti region, along with Vardzia, Vale, Okrostsikhe and Zarzma.