Kutaisi

(1500–500 BC) Archaeological evidence confirms Kutaisi was a significant settlement during the Late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, situated on the Rioni River in western Georgia. The site lies 221 km west of Tbilisi, in the fertile Imereti lowland, a region that later became the heartland of the ancient kingdom of Colchis. Excavations have revealed continuous occupation layers dating to this period, establishing Kutaisi among the oldest continuously inhabited urban centers in the world [1].