or AKISKA, a city of Georgia, in Asiatic Russia, on an affluent of the Kur, 110 miles west of Tiflis. Lat. 41° 40' N. Long. 43° 1' E. It was formerly the capital of a paschalik, and carried on an active trade in white slaves, now entirely suppressed. It has a strong castle, a college, and library, a fine mosque, and a considerable trade in silk, honey, and wax. Pop. about 12,000.