Gori District (Georgia)
Gori District in Shida Kartli region
General information
Area:	2,320 km²
Population:	150,000
Subdivision:	1 city, 143 villages
Regional center:	Gori

Gori (Georgian: გორი) is a district (Raioni) in Georgia's Shida Kartli region. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district is part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and is not under control of Georgian government since 1992. Shida Kartli is a region of Eastern Georgia. ... Gori Fortress as of 1642, by an Italian missionary Cristoforo di Castelli Gori is an industrial city in the Shida Kartli province of Georgia. ... Shida Kartli is a region of Eastern Georgia. ... South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was created in April 1922. ... Official language Ossetian Capital Tskhinvali President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Igor Viktorovich Sanakoyev Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  3,900 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total  â€“ Density (2004)  70,000 (approx)  18/km² Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  â€“ November 28, 1991  â€“ none Currency Russian... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...