The Mtkvari River flows on the territory of the district, the main tributaries of which are: Khekordzula, Aragvi, and Dighmistskali.

Saguramo Nature Reserve includes Caucasian deer, Capreolus, brown bear, wolf, fox, lynx, rabbit, otter, and more.

From the beginning of the I millennium BC, the great shifts characteristic of the life of the largest political entity in the East have also reflected on the history of Mtskheta.

The strong cultural invasion of Mtskheta significantly affected the life of the city until the 3rd to 4th centuries.

From the end of the 4th century, BC Mtskheta was the political center of the newly created Kartli (Iberian) kingdom.

According to legend, Nino, a missionary from Jerusalem, preached Christianity in Mtskheta at the beginning of the 4th century.

According to legend, by the prayer of St. Nino hurricanes and hail broke out and crushed Armazian idols.

The importance of Mtskheta gradually diminished and after the accession of the Kingdom of Kartli to Russia, it was a small village in the Dusheti Mazra.