Portal:Georgia (country)
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Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, transliterated as Sakartvelo), known officially from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country in Eurasia (Eastern Europe/Western Asia) 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. A former republic of the Soviet Union, it shares borders with Russia in the north and Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in the south. |
Kipchaks are an ancient nomadic Turkic people who occupied large territories from Central Asia to Eastern Europe. They played an important role in the history of many nations of living in the region, Georgia among them. At the height of this Caucasian power from the 12th to the 13th centuries, Georgian monarchs recruited thousands of the Kipchak mercenaries and successfully exploited their service against the neighboring Muslim states.
Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჭავჭავაძე, Alek'sandre Ch'avch'avadze; Russian: Александр Герсеванович Чавчавадзе, Aleksandr Garsevanovich Chavchavadze) (1786 – November 6, 1846) was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georgian romanticism," he was also known as a preeminent aristocrat of Georgia and a talented general in the Imperial Russian service.
A page from a rare 12th century Gelati Gospel depicting the Nativity from the Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi.
- Georgia threatens to block Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization in response to the Georgia-Russia spying dispute.
- September 28, 2006 - Russia suspended all air and postal links with Georgia amid the diplomatic scandal on spying.
- September 21, 2006 - NATO invited Georgia to begin Intensified Dialogue on Georgia’s aspirations to alliance membership.
...that Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park with the total area of 5, 3 thousand square kilometers is considered one of the largest national parks in Europe.
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