Samegrelo
Samegrelo is an historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia , formerly also known as Odishi . Samegrelo is bordered by the rebellious province of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west. The Mingrelians are one of the local culture-groups of the ethnically subdivided Georgian people , who speak both Mingrelian and Georgian, but have only a Georgian script.
Dadiani Palaces History and Architectural Museum is a Georgian national museum located in Zugdidi, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia. The Dadiani Palaces History and Architecture Museum is considered to be one of the most eminent palaces in Caucasus. The first exhibition, of archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Nakalakevi was prepared by Megrelian prince David Dadiani and took place in year 1840. Three palaces form the modern museum complex, parts of which are also Blackernae Virgin Church and Zugdidi Botanical Garden.The Dadiani Palaces History and Architecture Museum houses some exhibits of natural cultural heritage of Georgia - Tagiloni treasure materials, Mother of God holy vesture, the icon of queen Bordokhan - mother of queen Tamar of Georgia, manuscripts from 13th - 14th centuries, miniatures, memorial relics of Dadiani dinasty, and objects connected to emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte - brought to the palace by the husband of David Dadiani's daughter, prince Ashille Muratt, grandson of Napoleon's sister, Carolina. In early 1848 the prince of Samegrelo, David Dadiani, used to show his guests the archaeological and numismatic collection from Nokalakevi, an archaeological site in Samegrelo. Some of the exhibits were found by David Dadiani himself, and some were purchased by him from settlers in his domain. The most important archaeological dig by David Dadiani was the research of Nokalakevi - known as Archeopolis in Antiquity. 
The Khobi Cathedral, with its ancient relics is a marvelous monastery. It is situated on the hill, on the left bank of the river of Khobistskali. It is distanced from Akhal-Senaki by 6 versts. The entire Khobi Monastery was painted with ancient frescoes in earlier times and the painting was renewes for several times on later dates. There are various opinions about the date of building the Cathedral. Ekvtime Takaishvili, dades it By the X-XIcc. As for other scientist, they believe that the monastery with its modern image was built at the end of the XIII and at the beginning of the XIV centuries. The monastery was especially important due to the fact that four centuries it housed the relics, which were very important to the Christians: The chiton of the Holy Virgin, a fragment of the life-giving pillar, and the bone sections of St. John the Baptist, St. Cyril, St. Marin and St. George.
