Matani, Mountain village in Akhmeta municipality, Georgia

Matani is a village in the Akhmeta municipality, in the Kakheti region of northeastern Georgia. It sits among farmland and wooded terrain, with a modest cluster of homes, a church, and the basic infrastructure typical of a small rural settlement.

The village belongs to the Kakheti region, one of the longest inhabited parts of Georgia, where farming communities have been present for centuries. Like many settlements in the Akhmeta area, it developed as part of a network of small villages along the valleys leading toward the Greater Caucasus.

Matani's name likely dates from the migration of people from Erts'o-Tianeti into Kakheti, where the toponym is attested in the 12th–13th centuries. Four religious festivals are held each year: Didbatonoba on 23 November for St George, Qeinoba on the first day of Lent, Lasharoba in autumn and Tsikhegoroba on the Tuesday after Easter. The national hero Kakutsa Cholokashvili was born here in 1888.

The village is reached by road from the town of Akhmeta, and having a private vehicle makes the trip considerably easier. Road conditions in the area can change with the seasons, so it is worth checking the route before setting out.

In 2012, near the village, remains of cyclopean structures were found, known locally as the "Devil's Stand" (Devebis Nasadgari). The village also keeps the ruins of the Cholokashvili family palace, the noble house that owned Matani in the 17th and 18th centuries.