Javakheti ( ) or
Javakhk ( ) is a historical province in southern
Georgia, corresponding to the modern
Akhalkalaki and
Ninotsminda municipalities. Historically, Javakheti borders in the west to the
Kura River (Mtkvari), and in the north, south and east with the
Shavsheti,
Samsari and Nialiskuri mountains. Principal economic activities in this region are subsistence agriculture, particularly
potatoes, and raising
livestock.