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paramilitary organization was implicated in several high-profile murders. The
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1566:Tetritsqaro
1438:Ninotsminda
1428:Akhalkalaki
1422:Akhaltsikhe
1395:Chkhorotsqu
1389:Tsalenjikha
1087:Chokhatauri
566:, Lithuania
463:2002 census
460:1989 census
250:gurjaani.ge
142: /
1765:Categories
1653:Tskhinvali
1499:Ambrolauri
1449:Abastumani
1206:Kharagauli
1081:Lanchkhuti
1048:Ochkhamuri
946:Tkvarcheli
941:Ochamchire
859:References
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823:2023-06-28
798:22 October
763:22 October
659:22 October
516:See also:
457:Population
447:Population
380:Mkhedrioni
311:mud bathes
297:Background
220:Population
130:45ยฐ48โฒ00โณE
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1596:Khramhesi
1556:Gardabani
1470:Bakuriani
1305:Pasanauri
1298:Akhalgori
1262:Sighnaghi
1252:Lagodekhi
1200:Zestaponi
1190:Tsqaltubo
1175:Samtredia
1170:Sachkhere
1055:Shuakhevi
973:Leselidze
966:Gulripshi
952:Bichvinta
564:Pakruojis
553:, Belarus
234:Time zone
212:Elevation
1658:Khashuri
1617:Trialeti
1610:Tamarisi
1603:Manglisi
1571:Marneuli
1516:Lentekhi
1477:Tsagveri
1463:Aspindza
1374:Martvili
1333:Zhinvali
1286:Mtskheta
1257:Sagarejo
1242:Gurjaani
1160:Chiatura
1155:Baghdati
1101:Gomismta
1094:Bakhmaro
1075:Ozurgeti
1021:Kobuleti
959:Gantiadi
603:28 April
579:, Poland
384:de facto
369:Dagestan
267:แแฃแ แฏแแแแ
262:Georgian
258:Gurjaani
198:Gurjaani
101:Gurjaani
68:Gurjaani
26:แแฃแ แฏแแแแ
23:Gurjaani
1749:Tbilisi
1731:Rustavi
1717:Kutaisi
1703:Tbilisi
1685:Kornisi
1589:Kazreti
1582:Bediani
1561:Dmanisi
1551:Bolnisi
1545:Rustavi
1510:Tsageri
1456:Adigeni
1433:Borjomi
1353:Zugdidi
1326:Tianeti
1292:Dusheti
1247:Kvareli
1232:Akhmeta
1217:Kakheti
1185:Tkibuli
1180:Terjola
1149:Kutaisi
1140:Imereti
1108:Laituri
980:Miusera
936:Gudauta
915:Sukhumi
898:Georgia
551:Haradok
524:twinned
428:Stadium
410:1992โ93
321:History
307:Akhtala
303:Tbilisi
276:Georgia
272:Kakheti
246:Website
181:Kakheti
169:Georgia
156:Country
1710:Batumi
1678:Surami
1648:Kareli
1576:Tsalka
1523:Kvaisa
1402:Mestia
1384:Senaki
1359:Abasha
1267:Tsnori
1226:Telavi
1115:Naruja
1027:Chakvi
1015:Batumi
738:5 June
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486:7,426
483:8,024
480:10,029
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176:Region
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1664:Agara
1643:Kaspi
1369:Khobi
1364:Jvari
1312:Sioni
1165:Khoni
1129:Ureki
1066:Guria
1041:Khulo
926:Gagra
792:(PDF)
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584:Notes
474:Total
239:UTC+4
228:7,261
1724:Poti
1671:Java
1637:Gori
1443:Vale
1379:Poti
1195:Vani
1034:Keda
931:Gali
800:2016
765:2016
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