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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> AD, by Greek geographer Claudius
Ptolemaeus, who mentions the name Teleda (a reference to Telavi). Telavi began to transform into a fairly important and
large political and administrative center in the 8th century AD. Interesting