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form of Islam. Islam has however declined in Adjara during the 20th century, due to Soviet anti-religious policies, cultural integration with the national
Orthodox majority, and strong missionary efforts by the Georgian Orthodox Church. In the early modern period, converted Georgian recruits were
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Colchis appears as the first
Caucasian State to have achieved the coalescence of the newcomer, Colchis can be justly regarded as not a proto-Georgian, but a Georgian (West Georgian) kingdom ... It would seem natural to seek the beginnings of Georgian social history in Colchis, the earliest
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in 378. The conversion to
Christianity eventually placed the Georgians permanently on the front line of conflict between the Islamic and Christian world. Georgians remained mostly Christian despite repeated invasions by Muslim powers, and long episodes of foreign domination.
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Tchekhanovets, Y. (2014). Iohane, bishop of
Purtavi and Caucasian Albanians in the Holy Land. In G. C. Bottini, L. D. Chrupcała, & J. Patrich (Eds.), Knowledge and Wisdom: Archaeological and Historical Essays in Honour of Leah Di Segni
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in the east. According to the numerous scholars of
Georgia, the formations of these two early Georgian kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia, resulted in the consolidation and uniformity of the Georgian nation.
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Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes, Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature, Sam Houston State University, USA, Routledge
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also were one of the early proto-Georgian tribes which were integrated into the first early
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and surrounding areas historically associated with the Georgian kingdoms. Significant Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout
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2019:. During the 1926 Soviet census, Svans and Mingrelians were accounted separately from Georgian. Svan and Mingrelian languages are both
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However, such explanations are rejected by the scholarly community, who point to the Persian gurğ/gurğān as the root of the word (...)
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times, gradually became a dominant element in nation-building that would give its name to the whole country and people. After the
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despite actually living in Kartli. This may, however, change if substantial amount of time passes. For example, there are some
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of Georgia as well as the language of education of all Georgians living in the country. According to the
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in 1810. There were several uprisings and movements to restore the statehood, the most notable being the
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were commonly practiced in Georgia. The conversion of Kartli to Christianity is credited to
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Ethnic Georgians are 86.8% of Georgia's current population of 3,713,800. Data without the
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effectively making the language of the east an official language of the Georgian monarch.
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This article is about the Caucasian ethnic group. For the inhabitants of Georgia, see
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conquered it. In the early 4th century, the Georgians became one of the first to
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The Russian designation of Georgia (Gruziya) also derives from the Persian gurg.
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in 319 or 326. At the same time, in the first centuries A.D., the cult of
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the troubled kingdom in 1801 as well as the western Georgian
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in 1008 AD, the pan-Caucasian empire, later inaugurating the
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in the end for the designation of the eastern Georgians.
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The Georgian people in antiquity have been known to the
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as the result of the 13th–15th-century invasions of the
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region) he will not automatically identify himself as
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3234:, "Iberia between Chosroid and Bagratid Rule", in
2917:. "The Pilgrims' derivation of the name Georgia".
2443:
3310:The Concise Encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity
1165:, which has speakers in both Turkey and Georgia.
3709:"Türkiye'deki Yaşayan Etnik Gruplar Araştırıldı"
3676:About 91,000 Muslim Georgians living in Turkey.
3641:
3639:
3272:The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity
3203:Sauter, Simonia, Stephenson, Orchiston (2014).
1462:titled as the "Radiant Georgians", kept at the
1031:
389:communities as well as a significant number of
3744:. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 187.
1513:is best observed during a Caucasian feast, or
679:
667:
655:
639:
276:
5207:
4272:
4088:
3916:
2931:Hock, Hans Henrich; Zgusta, Ladislav (1997).
2105:Religion: Muslim majority, Orthodox Minority
1379:are all reportedly Shia Muslims today, while
8:
3217:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
3096:, Jewish Antiquities, Josephus, Book 1, p 57
2448:), originally designated inhabitants of the
1536:Geographic subdivisions and subethnic groups
713:and denotes people who live in a "fortified
690:, the ancestor of the Kartvelian people was
573:term "Georgian" resulted from the merger of
536:State Ministry on Diaspora Issues of Georgia
418:kingdom was weakened and later disintegrated
52:
3039:Georgia A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus
1324:Georgian culture was greatly influenced by
1142:, but later lost importance as the unified
997:in Greek lived in the northeastern part of
773:
38:. For the inhabitants of the US state, see
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3909:
3901:
3875:(1966), The Georgians, Thames & Hudson
3307:McGuckin, John Anthony (3 February 2014).
2986:Philology, typology and language structure
917:) established the first Georgian state of
68:
51:
2566:
2564:
2562:
1509:The importance of both food and drink to
749:, etc.) referred to western Georgians as
399:continental crossroads of Europe and Asia
6306:People from Georgia (country) by descent
2283:
2050:
2023:and are closely related to the national
1638:
1089:Georgian language is written in its own
29:Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia
3518:Food Culture in Russia And Central Asia
3141:Charles Burney and David Marshal Lang,
2921:, Autumn, 1937, nos. 4 & 5, 208–209
2477:
2415:Russian-occupied territories of Georgia
2384:
2071:Difference(s) from mainstream Georgians
1161:along with the related language of the
772:thought that "Georgia" came from Greek
709:probably is cognate with Indo-European
361:, whereas Iberia was influenced by the
3690:
3680:
3515:Mack, Glenn R.; Surina, Asele (2005).
3274:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 138.
3236:Studies in Christian Caucasian History
3210:
3174:"FamilyTreeDNA - Georgian DNA Project"
960:that made the Greeks pick up the name
789:adds, these explanations for the word
373:and now the majority of Georgians are
357:; Colchis was interconnected with the
3184:from the original on 19 December 2022
2523:National Statistics Office of Georgia
1284:was first preached in Georgia by the
377:, with most following their national
295:
7:
6321:Tribes in Greco-Roman historiography
6256:Ancient peoples of Georgia (country)
2427:
2425:
2423:
1276:Secularism and irreligion in Georgia
1157:All of these languages comprise the
1104:Language and linguistic subdivisions
913:. However, western Georgian tribes (
381:, although there are small Georgian
131:Regions with significant populations
40:Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)
3862:, 138 pages, Steiner Verlag, 2018,
3721:from the original on 16 August 2014
768:amongst Georgians, while traveller
471:of the eastern Georgian kingdom of
5506:Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
3646:Extra, Guus; Gorter, Durk (2001).
2935:. Walter de Gruyter. p. 211.
971:Georgians presenting gifts to the
607:The earliest known example for an
25:
5356:Unification of the Georgian realm
3405:The Making of the Georgian Nation
3288:from the original on 31 July 2023
2363:Demographics of Georgia (country)
1402:, tracing their ancestors to the
1280:According to Orthodox tradition,
809:region, which was referred to as
36:Demographics of Georgia (country)
6281:Ethnic groups in the Middle East
5601:
5475:Absorption by the Russian Empire
4735:
3666:from the original on 30 May 2024
3535:from the original on 30 May 2024
3492:Caucasus Analytical Digest No.20
3422:from the original on 30 May 2024
3383:from the original on 17 May 2015
3357:from the original on 22 May 2024
3327:from the original on 22 May 2024
2958:Historical Dictionary of Georgia
2874:Historical Dictionary of Georgia
2342:
1418:
1398:There is also a small number of
836:
827:
601:
559:
550:
229:
206:
197:
187:
138:
6296:Indigenous peoples of West Asia
5171:Ethnic minorities in Azerbaijan
2956:Mikaberidze, Alexander (2015).
2872:Mikaberidze, Alexander (2015).
2835:Rapp & Crego, 12-I, pp. 4-5
2573:Anthropology of the Middle East
1411:irreligious segments of society
1045:Genetic history of the Caucasus
928:) before the foundation of the
440:in 1346, the last of the great
5491:Democratic Republic of Georgia
3521:. Greenwood Publishing Group.
3442:"2002 census results – p. 132"
522:, own regional languages. The
499:from 1918 to 1921 and finally
447:Thereafter and throughout the
288:
1:
6301:People from Georgia (country)
3649:The Other Languages of Europe
2795:Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
2277:Extinct Georgian subdivisions
1608:last names typically end in –
1272:Religion in Georgia (country)
922:
121:
6316:Society of Georgia (country)
6291:Indigenous peoples of Europe
5751:Russian-occupied territories
5582:Timeline of Georgian history
5176:Ethnic minorities in Georgia
5166:Ethnic minorities in Armenia
4248:Ethnic minorities in Georgia
3408:. Indiana University Press.
3402:Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994).
3266:Rapp, Stephen H. Jr (2007).
2984:Boeder; et al. (2002).
2826:Rapp & Crego, I, pp. 1-3
2817:Rapp & Crego, 2, pp. 1-2
2678:W.E.D. Allen, location: 1612
2660:W.E.D. Allen, location: 1157
1504:European culinary traditions
1391:(indigenous to Turkey), and
1383:(indigenous to Azerbaijan),
1099:Culture of Georgia (country)
1093:since the early 5th century.
870:History of Georgia (country)
694:, the great-grandson of the
6261:Ethnic groups in Azerbaijan
5181:Ethnic minorities in Russia
3717:(in Turkish). 6 June 2008.
3268:"7 – Georgian Christianity"
3011:Rapp (2016), location: 1086
2687:W.E.D. Allen, location: 344
2669:W.E.D. Allen, location: 337
2484:Rapp (2016), location: 8958
2452:and were natively known as
2244:Religion: Muslim majority.
1528:In countries of the former
1464:Saint Catherine's Monastery
405:saw Georgian people form a
6337:
5310:Christianization of Iberia
3740:Ramet, Sabrina P. (1989).
2988:. Peter Lang. p. 65.
2853:Rapp (2016), location: 656
2651:Rapp (2016), location: 453
2444:
2046:London School of Economics
2034:
1589:
1269:
1159:Kartvelian language family
1107:
1096:
1042:
867:
634:Georgians call themselves
627:
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6207:
5946:
5868:
5785:
5619:
5599:
5465:Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
5438:Principality of Mingrelia
5161:
4733:
4245:
3859:National Atlas of Georgia
3313:. John Wiley & Sons.
1556:Geographical subdivisions
774:
753:and eastern Georgians as
680:
668:
656:
640:
528:own unique writing system
277:
185:
169:
135:
120:
67:
44:Georgian (disambiguation)
5719:Administrative divisions
5460:Shah Abbas I's invasions
5423:Principality of Abkhazia
5366:First Kingdom of Kakheti
4104:Ethnic groups in Georgia
3765:Friedrich, Paul (1994).
3652:. Multilingual Matters.
3631:Cornell University Press
2774:Tbilisi State University
2350:Georgia (country) portal
2015:languages separate from
1387:(indigenous to Turkey),
1330:Georgian Orthodox Church
1225:Fereydan dialect in Iran
815:("land of the wolves").
379:Georgian Orthodox Church
6311:Peoples of the Caucasus
6286:Ethnic groups in Turkey
6276:Ethnic groups in Russia
6266:Ethnic groups in Greece
5428:Principality of Svaneti
5351:Kingdom of the Iberians
5255:Shulaveri–Shomu culture
3583:8 February 2008 at the
3478:5 November 2015 at the
2585:10.3167/ame.2009.040205
2373:Peoples of the Caucasus
687:The Georgian Chronicles
497:First Georgian Republic
5326:Principality of Iberia
3503:Heinrich Böll Stiftung
3482:, accessed 4 June 2012
2747:13 August 2020 at the
2493:Eastmond, pp. 26-61-62
2293:Geographical location
2031:Outside modern Georgia
1583:who have lived in the
1552:
1495:
1446:Euthymius the Athonite
1267:
1094:
1036:
983:
956:gave rise to the form
672:), and their language
630:Names of the Georgians
438:George V the Brilliant
434:Fall of Constantinople
307:native to present-day
297:[kʰaɾtʰʷelebi]
42:. For other uses, see
6271:Ethnic groups in Iran
5470:1795 Persian Invasion
5433:Principality of Guria
3597:"Dr Mathijs Pelkmans"
3578:ССР ГРУЗИЯ (1926 г.)
3497:25 March 2015 at the
3347:"Religion in Georgia"
3178:www.familytreedna.com
2517:26 March 2023 at the
2320:regions) and Russia (
2074:(other than location)
1543:
1483:
1347:population exists in
1258:
1088:
1043:Further information:
1012:and in the annals of
970:
952:argued that the root
868:Further information:
787:Alexander Mikaberidze
628:Further information:
391:irreligious Georgians
342:Georgians arose from
6066:World Heritage Sites
5649:Environmental issues
4288:Ethnic groups in the
3972:Historical subgroups
3807:Taylor & Francis
3163:Toumanoff, pp. 69—84
2462:Georgian unification
2296:Dialect or language
2021:Kartvelian languages
1651:Dialect or Language
1648:Geographical region
1456:on the 14th-century
1450:George the Hagiorite
1434:Hilarion the Iberian
1404:Babylonian captivity
1340:of Georgian saints.
1116:Kartvelian languages
587:), with the cult of
514:and, in the case of
371:embrace Christianity
300:), are a nation and
175:Kartvelian languages
84:Catholicos-Patriarch
5516:Independent Georgia
5346:Kingdom of Abkhazia
5260:Kura–Araxes culture
5250:Prehistoric Georgia
3621:Pelkmans, Mathijs.
3562:4 June 2011 at the
3059:Rayfield, pp. 13-14
3041:, Roger Rosen, p 18
2770:Khintibidze, Elguja
2597:Rayfield, pp. 18—19
2502:Eastmond, pp. 60-28
2265:Imerkhevian dialect
2238:Imerkhevian dialect
2005:1897 Russian census
1857:Mingrelian language
1834:Lechkhumian dialect
1393:Georgians in Turkey
1034:Georgian formation.
979:Skylitzes Chronicle
950:David Marshall Lang
874:Prehistoric Georgia
622:, nearby Jerusalem.
449:early modern period
414:Georgian Golden Age
375:Orthodox Christians
367:Alexander the Great
355:classical antiquity
108:World Heritage Site
64:
5908:Telecommunications
5536:Russo-Georgian War
5450:Kingdom of Kakheti
5418:Kingdom of Imereti
5413:Turkmen incursions
5408:Samtskhe atabegate
5371:Kingdom of Georgia
5341:Emirate of Tbilisi
5331:Bagrationi dynasty
4889:Trialeti Ossetians
3454:on 23 October 2015
3247:on 8 February 2012
3094:The Complete Works
2696:Suny, pp. 63-65-88
2547:on 10 October 2017
2212:Orthodox minority
2210:: Muslim majority,
2128:Pereidnuli dialect
1811:Khevsurian dialect
1553:
1496:
1314:Peace of Acilisene
1268:
1144:Kingdom of Georgia
1140:Kingdom of Colchis
1095:
984:
489:kingdom of Imereti
410:Kingdom of Georgia
193:Georgian Orthodoxy
154:list of population
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6096:Ethnic minorities
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5855:
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5837:Political parties
5800:Foreign relations
5772:
5771:
5597:
5596:
5501:Red Army invasion
5445:Kingdom of Kartli
5403:Timur's invasions
5386:Battle of Didgori
5361:Kingdom of Hereti
5290:Kingdom of Iberia
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4140:Ethnic minorities
4070:
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3868:978-3-515-12057-9
3832:978-1-4094-4599-9
3782:978-0-8161-1810-6
3751:978-0-8223-0891-1
3659:978-1-85359-509-7
3505:, 11 October 2010
3351:www.advantour.com
3320:978-1-118-75933-2
3281:978-1-4443-3361-9
2995:978-0-8204-5991-2
2967:978-1-4422-4146-6
2942:978-3-11-012884-0
2883:978-1-4422-4146-6
2807:978-88-6240-274-3
2450:Kingdom of Iberia
2368:Georgian American
2358:List of Georgians
2333:
2332:
2290:Name in Georgian
2274:
2273:
2194:Zaqatala District
2165:91,000–1,000,000
2161:Georgian language
2054:Subethnic groups
2037:Georgian diaspora
2025:Georgian language
2001:
2000:
1996:Tushetian dialect
1904:Mokhevian dialect
1765:Kakhetian dialect
1742:Javakhian dialect
1719:Imeretian dialect
1645:Name in Georgian
1430:Peter the Iberian
1377:Iranian Georgians
1326:Eastern Orthodoxy
1207:(in Azerbaijan),
1169:Georgian dialects
1152:Kingdom of Iberia
1110:Georgian language
1010:Tiglath-Pileser I
973:Byzantine emperor
930:Kingdom of Iberia
880:southern Caucasus
791:Georgians/Georgia
747:Cornelius Tacitus
651:
532:official language
524:Georgian language
457:dynasties of Iran
393:. Located in the
363:Achaemenid Empire
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5724:Cities and towns
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5567:Military history
5552:Names of Georgia
5398:Mongol invasions
5270:Colchian culture
5265:Trialeti culture
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1881:Meskhian dialect
1788:Kartlian dialect
1673:Adjarian dialect
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1592:Georgian surname
1511:Georgian culture
1500:Georgian cuisine
1442:John the Iberian
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1260:Gelati Monastery
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5684:Protected areas
5669:Lesser Caucasus
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5531:Rose Revolution
5526:War in Abkhazia
5511:April 9 tragedy
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305:ethnic group
224:
220:
218:
124:
90:-influenced
61:
49:Ethnic group
31:
26:
6118:Health care
5873:Agriculture
5644:Earthquakes
5381:Seljuk wars
5126:Abkhaz Jews
5074:Karapapakhs
5039:Oghuz Turks
4775:Cherkesogai
4770:Armeno-Tats
4671:Circassians
4381:Mingrelians
4360:Meskhetians
4125:Mingrelians
4112:Kartvelians
3956:Mingrelians
3932:Kartvelians
3873:Lang, D. M.
3841:Suny, R. G.
3691:|work=
3188:19 December
3132:Lang, p. 59
3123:Lang, p. 58
3105:Suny, p. 11
3029:Lang, p. 66
3020:Lang, p. 19
2714:Suny, p. 59
2624:Suny, p. 32
2606:Suny, p. 21
2512:Census data
2454:Kartvelians
2115:ფერეიდნელი
1877:(Samtskhe)
1864:Meskhetians
1841:Mingrelians
1824:lechkhumeli
1795:Khevsurians
1628:(ავა), and
1600:(ური), or –
1581:Mingrelians
1547:peasant in
1468:Mount Sinai
1245:Javakhetian
1193:Imerkhevian
1181:Lechkhumian
1124:Mingrelians
1018:Meskhetians
846:A Georgian
803:gurğ/gurğān
799:gurğ/gurğān
526:, with its
520:Mingrelians
477:an alliance
430:Black Death
225:Kartvelians
203:Catholicism
6250:Categories
6188:Saint Nino
6016:Mingrelian
5997:Languages
5832:Parliament
5805:Government
5393:Golden Age
5114:in Georgia
5109:in Armenia
5057:Karadaghis
4967:Ukrainians
4955:Doukhobors
4933:in Armenia
4836:Indo-Aryan
4706:Kabardians
4696:Chemirgoys
4659:Abkhazians
4510:Tabasarans
4409:Avar–Andic
4355:Kakhetians
4350:Javakhians
4312:Kartvelian
4237:Lom people
4168:Qarapapaqs
4148:Abkhazians
4009:Mossynoeci
3994:Machelones
3961:Laz people
3114:Suny, p. 6
3050:Suny, p. 4
2844:Suny, p. 3
2751:22.04.2015
2742:Statistics
2472:References
2249:Klarjians
2150:chveneburi
2148:ჩვენებური
2144:Chveneburi
2132:100,000 +
2117:pereidneli
2081:Laz people
2065:(dialect)
2042:Laz people
2013:Mingrelian
1888:Mokhevians
1822:ლეჩხუმელი
1806:Khevsureti
1749:Kakhetians
1726:Javakhians
1703:Imeretians
1624:(უა), or -
1614:Mingrelian
1310:Cappadocia
1241:Meskhetian
1237:Mtiuletian
1163:Laz people
1136:Mingrelian
886:since the
766:St. George
737:etc.) and
669:საქართველო
663:Sakartvelo
657:ქართველები
653:Kartvelebi
619:Umm Leisun
613:"kartveli"
335:, and the
293:pronounced
289:kartvelebi
278:ქართველები
173:and other
149:3,224,600
125:5 million
62:Kartvelebi
57:ქართველები
53:Georgians
6101:Georgians
6091:Education
6041:Mythology
5918:Transport
5883:Companies
5842:President
5795:Elections
5694:Volcanoes
5634:Black Sea
5612:Geography
5521:Civil War
5336:Arab rule
5300:Roman era
5104:Assyrians
5079:Küresünni
5062:Shahsevan
5019:Karachays
4867:Ossetians
4765:Armenians
4711:Natukhajs
4686:Besleneys
4644:Northwest
4625:Khinalugs
4594:Khwarshis
4447:Godoberis
4442:Chamalals
4432:Bagvalals
4401:(Caspian)
4398:Northeast
4367:Colchians
4325:Adjarians
4320:Georgians
4299:Caucasian
4207:Ossetians
4158:Assyrians
4153:Armenians
4062:Misimians
4046:Saspeires
3979:Colchians
3693:ignored (
3683:cite book
3607:21 August
3426:2 January
3387:1 January
3213:cite book
2445:ႵႠႰႧႭႳႤႪႨ
2431:The term
2312:Georgia (
2261:(Turkey)
2234:(Turkey)
2232:Shavsheti
2171:: Muslim
2157:(Turkey)
2138:: Muslim
2111:Fereydani
2094:(Turkey)
2063:Language
1911:Pshavians
1852:Samegrelo
1829:Lechkhumi
1776:ქართლელი
1772:Kartlians
1737:Javakheti
1657:Adjarians
1567:moves to
1551:, c. 1888
1484:Georgian
1369:Qizilbash
1247:dialect.
1217:Mokhevian
1201:Kakhetian
1173:Imeretian
1061:(32.5%),
942:Moschians
903:Colchians
751:Colchians
727:Herodotus
593:gurğ/gorg
542:Etymology
503:from the
493:1832 plot
479:with the
397:, on the
302:Caucasian
284:romanized
221:Georgians
165:Languages
110:landmark.
88:Byzantine
6230:Category
6156:Borjgali
6111:Diaspora
6056:Religion
6002:Georgian
5993:Gambling
5951:Alphabet
5827:Military
5778:Politics
5759:Abkhazia
5654:Glaciers
5557:Monarchs
5545:By topic
5227:articles
5006:Kipchaks
4960:Molokans
4950:Cossacks
4945:Russians
4797:Hellenic
4757:Armenian
4748:European
4716:Shapsugs
4701:Cherkess
4691:Bzhedugs
4681:Adygeans
4647:(Pontic)
4572:(Didoic)
4543:Chechens
4515:Tsakhurs
4437:Botlikhs
4422:Akhvakhs
4345:Ingiloys
4291:Caucasus
4222:Russians
4036:Iberians
4029:Zydretae
4024:Tibareni
4014:Phasians
3999:Macrones
3719:Archived
3714:Milliyet
3664:Archived
3581:Archived
3560:Archived
3533:Archived
3495:Archived
3476:Archived
3420:Archived
3381:Archived
3355:Archived
3325:Archived
3286:Archived
3182:Archived
2919:Georgica
2745:Archived
2551:29 April
2515:Archived
2458:Assyrian
2440:Kartueli
2433:Kartveli
2336:See also
2259:Klarjeti
2208:Religion
2188:Saingilo
2169:Religion
2136:Religion
2122:Fereydan
2017:Georgian
1940:rachveli
1938:რაჭველი
1934:Rachians
1917:pshaveli
1915:ფშაველი
1875:Meskheti
1845:მეგრელი
1801:khevsuri
1799:ხევსური
1778:kartleli
1707:იმერელი
1663:achareli
1661:აჭარელი
1577:Kartlian
1459:triptych
1365:Mameluks
1328:and the
1322:Medieval
1306:St. Nino
1286:Apostles
1251:Religion
1233:Fereydan
1221:Pshavian
1197:Kartlian
1189:Adjarian
1171:include
1126:and the
1073:(4.2%),
1069:(5.4%),
1065:(8.6%),
1039:Genetics
1014:Urartian
999:Anatolia
991:Assyrian
946:Josephus
907:Iberians
884:Anatolia
854:; and a
755:Iberians
735:Plutarch
696:Biblical
641:ქართველი
636:Kartveli
595:" into "
571:exonymic
512:dialects
395:Caucasus
383:Catholic
344:Colchian
273:Georgian
181:Religion
171:Georgian
94:wearing
82:and the
18:Kartveli
6214:Outline
6139:Symbols
5976:Cuisine
5939:Culture
5913:Tourism
5861:Economy
5734:Regions
5729:Tbilisi
5674:Mammals
5639:Climate
5624:Borders
5577:Battles
5285:Colchis
5280:Diauehi
5235:History
5223:Georgia
5153:Kalmyks
5014:Balkars
4983:Germans
4906:Yazidis
4859:Iranian
4676:Abzakhs
4654:Abazins
4619:Kaitags
4615:Dargins
4589:Hunzibs
4584:Hinukhs
4579:Bezhtas
4500:Lezgins
4485:Budukhs
4452:Karatas
4335:Gurians
4303:(areal)
4180:Germans
4055:Taochoi
4051:Diauehi
3984:Byzeres
3539:20 June
3145:, p. 38
2776:Press,
2252:კლარჯი
2227:shavshi
2204:12,000
2181:ინგილო
2124:(Iran)
2092:Chaneti
2068:Number
1991:Tusheti
1968:Svaneti
1894:mokheve
1892:მოხევე
1847:megreli
1760:Kakheti
1755:kakheli
1753:კახელი
1732:javakhi
1730:ჯავახი
1714:Imereti
1709:imereli
1684:გურული
1680:Gurians
1620:(ია), -
1612:(ანი),
1585:Imereti
1569:Tbilisi
1476:Cuisine
1381:Ingiloy
1373:ghulams
1294:Mithras
1264:Kutaisi
1213:Khevsur
1148:Tbilisi
1081:Culture
987:Diauehi
962:Iberian
919:Colchis
819:History
807:Caspian
795:Persian
780:Colchis
775:γεωργός
715:citadel
699:Japheth
692:Kartlos
681:ქართული
675:Kartuli
609:endonym
575:Persian
501:in 1991
475:forged
422:Mongols
407:unified
348:Iberian
329:Ukraine
309:Georgia
146:Georgia
98:at the
6235:Portal
6146:Anthem
6061:Sports
5971:Cinema
5966:Chokha
5898:Mining
5888:Energy
5689:Rivers
5562:States
5484:Modern
5319:Middle
5295:Lazica
5275:Mushki
5225:
5097:Others
5069:Bayats
5052:Ayrums
5029:Nogais
5024:Kumyks
4997:Turkic
4976:Others
4920:Slavic
4896:Talysh
4872:Digors
4721:Ubykhs
4608:Others
4570:Tsezic
4560:Ingush
4505:Rutuls
4480:Archin
4467:Lezgic
4457:Tindis
4185:Greeks
4041:Gugars
4004:Marres
3989:Drilae
3885:
3866:
3847:
3830:
3813:
3779:
3748:
3725:7 June
3670:26 May
3656:
3525:
3458:4 June
3412:
3361:22 May
3331:22 May
3317:
3292:11 May
3278:
3251:4 June
2992:
2964:
2939:
2880:
2805:
2799:p. 305
2780:
2306:დვალი
2254:klarji
2225:შავში
2191:Hereti
2183:ingilo
1961:სვანი
1922:Pshavi
1870:meskhi
1868:მესხი
1783:Kartli
1686:guruli
1668:Adjara
1636:(ში).
1573:Kartli
1565:Gurian
1549:Mestia
1522:tamada
1375:. The
1371:, and
1360:Hanafi
1349:Adjara
1345:Muslim
1336:, and
1205:Ingilo
1185:Gurian
995:Taochi
940:, the
899:Romans
812:Gorgan
739:Romans
731:Strabo
432:, the
428:, the
401:, the
387:Muslim
365:until
331:, the
321:Greece
317:Turkey
313:Russia
275::
143:
104:UNESCO
92:fresco
6221:Index
6193:cross
6181:cross
6171:Motto
6123:Women
6046:Names
6036:Music
6031:Media
5988:Dance
5664:Lakes
5629:Birds
5243:Early
4928:Poles
4882:Kudar
4877:Irons
4810:Urums
4746:Indo-
4553:Aukhs
4548:Kists
4495:Kryts
4475:Aguls
4427:Avars
4417:Andis
4388:Svans
4330:Dvals
4227:Turks
4212:Poles
4202:Kurds
4197:Kists
4130:Svans
4019:Sanni
3946:Svans
3834:(hbk)
3452:(PDF)
3445:(PDF)
2545:(PDF)
2538:(PDF)
2379:Notes
2318:Khevi
2314:Racha
2308:dvali
2302:Dvals
2287:Name
2085:ლაზი
1986:tushi
1984:თუში
1980:Tushs
1963:svani
1957:Svans
1945:Racha
1899:Khevi
1691:Guria
1642:Name
1516:supra
1490:, by
1487:Supra
1357:Sunni
1334:icons
1298:pagan
1177:Racha
1120:Svans
1055:Y-DNA
954:Tibar
858:, by
850:, by
848:woman
797:word
723:Homer
703:Karts
516:Svans
485:annex
426:Timur
223:, or
212:Islam
76:kings
6166:Flag
6129:more
6106:List
6072:more
6023:Svan
5981:Wine
5924:more
5815:LGBT
5740:more
5700:more
5588:more
5572:Wars
5121:Jews
4901:Tats
4849:Roma
4844:Loms
4780:Zoks
4664:Sadz
4630:Laks
4599:Tsez
4538:Bats
4530:Nakh
4520:Udis
4490:Jeks
4376:Lazs
4371:Zans
4232:Jews
4217:Roma
4175:Bats
4120:Lazs
3951:Zans
3883:ISBN
3864:ISBN
3845:ISBN
3828:ISBN
3811:ISBN
3777:ISBN
3746:ISBN
3727:2008
3695:help
3672:2014
3654:ISBN
3609:2015
3541:2015
3523:ISBN
3460:2012
3428:2015
3410:ISBN
3389:2015
3363:2024
3333:2024
3315:ISBN
3294:2012
3276:ISBN
3253:2012
3219:link
3190:2022
2990:ISBN
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2937:ISBN
2878:ISBN
2803:ISBN
2778:ISBN
2553:2016
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2087:lazi
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1231:and
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1134:and
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977:The
958:Iber
905:and
897:and
872:and
711:gard
707:Kart
585:wolf
580:gurğ
518:and
424:and
385:and
346:and
325:Iran
219:The
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156:and
6009:Laz
5961:Art
4787:Lom
3773:150
2581:doi
2521:of
1634:shi
1630:Laz
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1610:ani
1602:uli
1598:uri
1466:on
1385:Laz
1308:of
1227:in
1128:Laz
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1063:R1b
989:in
911:BCE
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856:man
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