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**Georgia**
	country in the Caucasus
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Instance of	sovereign state (1991–);
Named after	Georgians (Georgian);
Patron saint	Saint George;
Culture	culture of Georgia;
Location	Caucasus; Georgia;
Capital	Tbilisi (1122–);
Basic form of government	semi-presidential system;
Legislative body	Parliament of Georgia;
Executive body	Government of Georgia;
Highest judicial authority	Constitutional Court of Georgia;
Official language	Georgian; Abkhaz (regional language);
Anthem	Tavisupleba;
Currency	Georgian lari;
Head of state	Salome Zourabichvili (President of Georgia, 2018–);
Head of government	Irakli Garibashvili (2021–);
Inception	25 December 1991 (sovereign state);
Highest point	Shkhara;
Population	3,717,100 (2017);
Area	69,700 ±1 km²;
Follows	Kingdom of the Iberians; First Kingdom of Kakheti; Kingdom of Lori;
Replaces	Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic;
Top-level Internet domain	.ge;
Different from	Georgia; Georgia ;
	42° 00′ 00″ N, 44° 00′ 00″ E
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Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia.

Emblems / Badges[edit]

Coat of Arms of Georgia
Flag of Georgia
Les deux drapeaux géorgiens: celui de l'Etat et celui de la religion chrétienne géorgienne à l'entrée du monastère d'Alaverdi

English: Coat of arms of Georgian Soviet Republic
English: Former Georgian coat of arms, 1918-1921, 1991-2004
Flag of Queen Tamar of Georgia
Flag of David IV of Georgia

Symbols of Georgian towns[edit]

ქართული: თეთრი წყაროს დროშა

English: Flag of Tetri Tskaro
ქართული: ონის დროშა

English: Flag of Oni
ქართული: წალკის დროშა

English: Flag of Tsalka
ქართული: წალენჯიხის დროშა

English: Flag of Tsalenjikha
ქართული: ამბროლაურის დროშა

English: Flag of Ambrolauri
ქართული: ბორჯომის დროშა

English: Flag of Borjomi
ქართული: მარნეულის დროშა

English: Flag of Marneuli
ქართული: რუსთავის დროშა

English: Rustavi Flag
ქართული: ლაგოდეხის დროშა

English: Flag of Lagodekhi.svg
ქართული: ბათუმის დროშა

English: Flag of Batumi
ქართული: ხაშურის დროშა

English: Flag of Khashuri
ქართული: ბოლნისის დროშა

English: Flag of Bolnisi
ქართული: გარდაბანის დროშა

English: Flag of Gardabani
ქართული: დმანისის დროშა

English: Flag of Dmanisi
ქართული: ქუთაისის დროშა

English: Flag of Kutaisi

Maps[edit]

Regions of Georgia
Urartu at its greatest extent in the time of Sarduris II, 743 BC
Relief map of Georgia

Selected maps are included in the Wikimedia Atlas of Georgia.

Geography[edit]

Satellite image of Georgia, May 2003
Sunset in Abkhazia
Black Sea
Devil's Valley
Mountains of Georgia - Shkhara
Vashlovani State Reserve
Rivers of Georgia - Kura River
Resorts in Georgia - Gudauri
Batumi
Terek River Valley
Panoramic view of Mount Kazbek (Mqinvartsveri)
Abudelauri lakes under Chaukhi pass
Abudelauri valley under clouds
Sno River Valley
Terek River, Mtskheta-Mtianeti

Cities / Miasta[edit]

Tbilisi[edit]

Symbols / Symbole[edit]

Variants of Tbilisi City Seal
Symbolic Key of the Mayor of Tbilisi
Saint Georges terrassant le dragon

History[edit]

History / Historia, histoire ancienne et jusqu'au XVIIIe siècle[edit]

Opening of the Tbilisi Opera House, 12 april 1851
Tatar Bazaar in 1870s
View of Tiflis in 1890s.
View of Tbilisi, photograph by Prokudin-Gorskii, ca. 1907-1915
Tbilisi sulfur baths in 1911
Narikala in 1911

History / Historia, période russe et soviétique[edit]

The Soviet Russian 11th Red Army holds military parade in Tbilisi, February 25, 1921

Tbilisi / Tiflis, la vieille ville[edit]

Forteresse de Narikala
L'église d'Antchistaki, la plus ancienne de la ville (VIe siècle)
Bains Orbeliani et immeuble à balcon de bois
Balcony in Old Tbilisi
Cour intérieure avec balcons de bois dans la vieille ville
Immeubles à balcons de bois dans la vieille ville
La vieille ville et la forteresse de Narikala
Tbilisi downtown, 2005
Orbeliani Baths in Abanotubani, Tbilisi
Toits des bains Orleliani
Metekhi district
Mtkvari river
Rustaveli Theatre
Maison à balcon de bois édifiée sur les remparts de la vieille ville
L'église Méthéki de la Vierge et la statue de Vorgang Gorgassali
Cour intérieure assez délabrée dans la vieille ville
Immeuble effondré à la suite d'un tremblement de terre dans la vieille ville
Immeuble lézardé à la suite d'un tremblement de terre dans la vieille ville
La seule mosquée subsistante

Tbilisi / Tiflis, la ville moderne actuelle[edit]

L'Opéra, style orientalisant
TBC Bank in Tbilisi
Café in Tbilisi
Pedestrian Street

Tbilisi / Tiflis, la nuit (by night)[edit]

La forteresse de Narikala vue de nuit
Immeuble du centre-ville éclairé
Tbilisi at night
View over Tbilisi at night
L'église et le pont Méthéki de la Vierge et la petite chapelle Saint-Dodo vus de nuit
Maison à balcon de bois illuminée, construite sur les remparts de la vieille ville
Metekhi district

Batumi[edit]

Batumi city centre
Batumi by night
Batumi streets
Batumi
Mosque in Batumi
Beach of Batumi
Port of Batumi
Batumi boulevard

Borjomi[edit]

Likani Palace
A house in Borjomi
Bridge over Kura River in Borjomi

Gori et environs[edit]

A cathedral in Gori, view from the Gori Fortress
Gori Fortress
Gori city hall
Market in Gori
Train station
Mtkvari in Gori
L'hôtel de ville de Gori
Occupation of Gori. A Russian missile lies largely intact in the master bedroom of a home in Gori.
Le wagon de Staline au musée de Gori
Eglise d'Atenis Sioni (Sion) datant du VIIe siècle
Deux statues sur la façade de l'église d'Atenis Sioni (Sion)
La cité troglodytique d'Ouplistsikhé, habitée jusqu'au début du XXe siècle.
La halle de la reine Tamar à Ouplitstsikhé, probablement l'ancien palais royal

Mtskheta and Jvari monastery[edit]

Mtskheta in 1996
La tombe du roi Irakli II à Mtskheta
La cathédrale de Svétitskhovéli à Mtskheta
Le Monastère de Djvari vu de Mtskheta
Monastère de Djvari, vue rapprochée
Monastère de Djvari, le portail d'entrée de la cathédrale
Sculptures sur un mur extérieur de la cathédrale à Mtskheta
Monastère de Djvari, la légende de la colonne vivante de sainte Nino
L'iconostase de la cathédrale de Mtskheta, influence russe
Sculpture avec croix géorgienne au-dessus du portail d'entrée du Monastère de Djvari
Sculpture au-dessus de la porte d'entrée du Monastère de Djvari

Other cities / Inne miasta[edit]

Gagra, Old Town
Gudauta
Kutaisi, Gelati Monastery
Pitsunda, the view of Caucasus mountains and the Black Sea shore
Old houses in Sighnaghi
Dadiani Palace in Zugdidi

Provinces[edit]

Provinces : Kakhétia[edit]

L'église Khvtaéba, monastère d'Ikalto
Outres à l'arrière du monastère d'Ikalto
Monastère d'Ikalto: Outres enterrées pour entreposer le vin
Tour du monastère fortifié de Nékressi
Le monastère de Nékressi au pied de la chaîne du Daghestan
La cathédrale Saint-Georges d'Alaverdi et au fond le Grand Caucase

Provinces : Kartli[edit]

Shavnabada Monastery in Category:Shida Kartli
Cité troglodytique d'Ouplistsikhé et église d'Ouplistouli
Cité troglodytique d'Ouplistsikhé et ex-votos de chiffons
Paysage des monts de Kartlie entre Tbilissi et Télavi
Paysage de la chaîne de Kartlie entre Tbilissi et Télavi
Le premier roi chrétien de Géorgie Mirvan III (Miria III) et son épouse représentes dans la cathédrale de Samtavissi

Provinces : Khevsureti and Caucasia[edit]

Khevsureti

Provinces : Svaneti[edit]

Svaneti

Provinces : Tusheti[edit]

Tusheti

Aragvi Valley and Anaouri[edit]

Ensemble ecclésiastique fortifié d'Anaouri datant du XVIe siècle
Icône de Sainte Ninon l'église de l'Assomption à Anaouri
L'église de l'Assomption à Anaouri
Inscriptions en langue géorgienne ancienne, église de l'Assomption à Anaouri
Façade scultée de l'église de l'Assomption à Anaouri

Castles & Fortresses[edit]

Religious buildings[edit]

History[edit]

An ancient Abkhazian dolmen
Uplistikhe
Akhaltsikhe siege 1828
Declaration of Independence, 1918
Inauguration of president Saakashvili, 2004
cross
Georgian soldiers in Iraq, May 2006

Georgia in the eyes of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii[edit]

Works of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944), a Russian photographer, pictures taken 1909-1915

View of Tbilisi, Georgia
Spa in Borjomi, Georgia
Cotton field in Sukhumi Botanical Garden, Georgia
Tea harvest on east coast of Black Sea, Georgia
Chinese Foreman at the Chakva Tea Farm, north of Batumi, Georgia
Tea weighing station located at the Chakva tea farm and processing plant just north of Batumi, Georgia
View of the Likani Palace from the Kura river. Borjomi, Georgia