The Orbeliani were in possession of a large fief called Saorbelo or Saqaplanishvilo which comprised the southern part of the Baratashvili princedom (Sabaratiano), including much of the Ktsia and the Dmanisi valleys in what is now the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia.
Shida Kartli | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti | Kvemo Kartli | Vakhtang VI of Kartli | Vakhtang V of Kartli | Georgian monarchs family tree of Bagrationi dynasty of Kartli | George XI of Kartli | George IX of Kartli | David XI of Kartli |
The hominid remains discovered in 1991 by David Lordkipanidze at Dmanisi, Kvemo Kartli (1.8 million years old) are the oldest found outside of Africa (Zatiashvili, 2008).
Gagi, also known as Aghjakala, is a historic fortress in Marneuli district, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.