 It is bordered in the north by Republic of Chechnya and Dagestan, in the east by the Georgian historic provinces Kakheti and Pshav-Khevsureti to the south.The population of the area is mainly ethnic Georgians called Tush or Tushetians (), However, there are some villages nearby which are populated by Daghestanis.Traditionally Tush peoples abandoned their villages and used towers as temporary shelters during raids on their villages.