The Moschi, mentioned by various classic historians, and their possible descendants, the Saspers (who were mentioned by Herodotus), may have played a crucial role in the consolidation of the tribes inhabiting the area.
The ancient tribes of Meskhi (or Moschi) and Mosiniks are the first known inhabitants of the area of modern Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
Meskheti, a region and former province of Georgia located within Moschia
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Meskhetian Turks, the former Muslim inhabitants of Meskheti, which is along the border with Turkey
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Mushki, an Iron Age people of Anatolia, known from Assyrian sources
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Moschia, a part of the Caucasus Mountains also associated with the Moschi/Moschoi
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