Akhmeta (Georgian: ახმეტის მუნიციპალიტეტი, Axmeṫis municiṗaliṫeṫi) is the administrative – territorial unit in Eastern Georgia, in the region of Kakheti.

According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the population of Akhmeta Municipality as of 1 January 2021,[update] is 28.9 thousand people.

The lower zone of the territorial unit has a moderately humid climate, with hot summers and relatively cold winters.

At 1200–2000 m above sea level, a humid climate is developed, with cold winters and cool summers; the average annual rainfall is around 1500–1700 mm.

The schools have judo, freestyle, Greco-Roman, arm wrestling, football, basketball, athletics, tennis, kickbox, rugby sections, which involve up to 700 children.

[14] The following types of tourism are developed in Akhmeta Municipality: Tusheti is located across the main ridge of the Caucasus, on its northern slope.

[15] The local economy of Akhmeta Municipality is mainly represented by agriculture, processing industry, tourism, services, and trade.

The fortress was built in the late 50s of the XVII century by the command of Shah Abbas II of Iran.

[16] The historic fortress city of Kvetera is located on the right bank of the river Ilto, on the left side of the highway connecting Akhmeta-Tianeti, 12 km from Akhmeta.

At the beginning of the XI century, Kvirike, the king of Kakheti, in the place of a small church of St. George, built a cathedral, which is known by the name of Alaverdi.

According to the decree of the President of Georgia of November 7, 2006, the monastery complex was awarded the category of the immovable cultural monuments of National significance.

Near it, the basilica of St. Ioane the Baptist is located, in which the severely damaged portraits of King Levan and Queen Tinatin have survived.