Present day Georgia consists of two parts,eastern and western Georgia.These two parts are separated by Likhi range and about 1.8 km long tunnel.Both parts consist of several small regions with administrative centers.Parts of the east Georgia:Kartli(middle Kartli Upper Kartli and Lower Kartli),Mtskheta-Mtianeti,Samtskhe-javakheti,Kakheti,Tusheti,Khevsureti.Western Georgian parts:Imereti,Guria,Racha-lechkhumi,Samegrelo,Ajara,Svaneti. Kartli Kartli is the historical-geographical region in eastern Georgia. It is […]
Dmanisi Dmanisi is an ancient city and museum reserve of Georgia.Located in the south-east 80 km away from Tbilisi it is stretched along 13 hectares on a hillock at the confluence of rivers Mashavera and finezauri. 1936-2001 archeological excavation revealed the inhabitance of this city 1.8 million years ago. It is the oldest inhabited area […]
Uplistsikhe is unique manmade cave complex in the east Georgia, in the middle Kartli 15 km away form Gori on the right bank of river Mtkvari. It’s a historical-archeological site and very important antique monument. Uflistsikhe in Georgian means lord’s fortress and was established in the V century BC, but archeological excavations revealed the traces […]
In 1992 7th of October Georgia became a full member of UNESCO. Georgian monuments comprise 0,34 % of UNESCO world heritage site monuments. Mtskheta “Holy capital of Mtskheta” is listed in UNESCO due to its unique historical- archeological and cultural heritage. The city was established in the VI century B.C and was made the capital […]
Gremi Unique complex and archeological site of Gremi is located in the east Georgia, Kakheti region, Kvareli municipality. The monument dates back to the XV century and was the capital of Kakheti kingdom from the XV till the XVII century. Once the richest city located on the silk-road had strong cultural and trading relations with […]
George Balanchine George Balanchine (Giorgi Balanchivadze) was a choreographer. Styled as the father of American ballet,he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its Artistic Director for more than 35 years. Balanchine was invited to America in 1933 by a young arts patron named Lincoln Kirstein, and together they founded the School of American […]
Climate in Georgia is as various as it landscape. This variety is conditioned by the location of the country. Great Caucasus range to the north, small Caucasus range to the south and Black sea to the west plays the big role in the formation of the climate. There are several types of climate zones in […]
Georgia as the Christian Orthodox country is the home of different religions and example of tolerance. In this country many nations have been living for centuries paying respect to each other’s religions.Georgian people always fought to maintain religion, notwithstanding the invasions and influences of different cultures.As it is the country with long running history, Georgia […]
Georgia is a tiny hilly country situated in the Eastern Europe and western Asia, namely in the southern Caucasus. Territory of the country measures 69.700 thousand km², bordered by Russian Federation to the north, Turkey and Armenia to the south, Azerbaijan to the east and Black sea to the west. Population of the country is […]
Georgia as the country of old civilization has long running culture. It’s evident: “people create language and language creates nation”. During many centuries Georgians fought to preserve their language and at present Georgian is the state language of the country, belonging to the Iberian-Caucasian language group.Though until now there are two different dialects, sub-group of […]
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