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Georgia
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საქართველო |
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საქართველო[1]
საქართველო აღმოსავლეთ ევროპაში, კერძოდ, კავკასიაში მდებარეობს. დასავლეთიდან მას ესაზღვრება შავი ზღვა, ჩრდილოეთით – რუსეთის ფედერაცია, აღმოსავლეთით – აზერბაიჯანი, სამხრეთით – სომხეთი და თურქეთი.
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Georgia - Georgia
Georgia is a country in Eurasia to the east of the Black Sea, most of which is located in the South Caucasus, while a portion of the territory lies in the North Caucasus. It shares borders with ► Russia and its republics of ► Karachay-Cherkessia, ► Kabardino-Balkaria, ► North Ossetia-Alania, ► Chechnya and ► Dagestan in the north and ► Turkey, ► Armenia, and ► Azerbaijan in the south. In the north both ► Abkhazia and ► South Ossetia broke away. In the south Georgia includes the autonomous republic of ► Adjara.
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| Short name |
Georgia |
| Official name |
Georgia |
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Independent country since 1991 |
| Location |
Caucasus |
| Capital |
თბილისი (Tbilisi} |
| Population |
4,661,473 inhabitants |
| Area |
69,700 km² |
| Major languages |
Georgian |
| Major religions |
Georgian Orthodox Church |
| More information |
Georgia, Geography of Georgia, History of Georgia and Politics of Georgia |
| More images |
Georgia - Georgia (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of Georgia |
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Map of Georgia |
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Regions of Georgia |
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Districts of Georgia |
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Conflicts in Georgia. By Dr Andrew Andersen |
Separatism in Georgia
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Map of Abkhazia |
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Map of Abkhazia |
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Detailed map of South Ossetia |
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Map of Adjara |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Georgia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Georgia.
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Early Georgian states 600-150 BC |
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The Region 189-63 BC |
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Early Georgian states 150 BC-600 AD |
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Indo-Sassanide Empire |
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The Persian Sassanian Empire (226-650) in 602 to 629, Strokes: Under Sassanid military control. |
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Sassanide Empire |
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Sassanide Empire |
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Expansion of the Caliphate: I: Muhammad; II: Abu Bakr; III: Omar and IV: Othman |
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Caliphate around 750 |
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Georgian states 830-1020 |
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Georgia 1089-1125 |
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Map showing changes in borders of the Mongol Empire from founding by Genghis Khan in 1206, Genghis Khan's death in 1227 to the rule of Kublai Khan (1260–1294). (Uses modern day borders)
Mongol Empire
By 1294 the empire had split into:
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