Saingilo

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Saingilo (Georgian: საინგილო) is a fairly recent Georgian term that is used to indicate the eastern part of the historic region of Hereti. Initially a province of Caucasian Albania, the region became part of Georgia after the 8th century Arab conquest (which put an end to Albania's independence) and a brief period of self-control in 787–959. During the medieval era what later became known as Saingilo was mostly controlled by Iran, and achieved independence in the 17th century (Jar-Balakan societies). In 1803 the region was conquered by Russia. In 1918–1921 both Democratic Republic of Georgia and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic claimed its territory as theirs. In 1921 it officially became part of Azerbaijan. Nowadays there are Georgians - Ingilos (ინგილოები in Georgian, Ingiloylar in Azeri) living in this region of Azerbaijan (districts of Qax, Balakan and Zaqatala). Ingilos (around 14,000 as of 1999) are an ethnographic group of Georgian people.

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• History of Georgia

	Historical regions of Georgia
Abkhazia | Adjara | Guria | Hereti | Imereti | Javakheti | Kartli | Kakheti | Khevsureti | Lechkhumi | Mtiuleti | Meskheti | Pshavi | Racha | Samegrelo | Tao-Klarjeti | Tusheti