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Georgia

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Place nameGeorgia
Other namesSakartvelos Respublikis, Gruzija, Gruzinskaya, Sakartvelo, Republic of Georgia, Géorgie, République de Géorgie, GEO, GE, ISO268, GG00, Gruzinskaya Sovetskaja Socialisticeskaja Respublika, Gruzinskaya SSR, Georgian SSR, Iberia, Georgian
Latitude42
Longitude43.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Area contained ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia; taken by Rome 64 BCE; became Christian 4th century; ruled by Persia (ca. 555) and Arabs (8th century); invaded by Armenians, Mongols, and Turks (1071 and 1600); annexed to Russia 1801; part of Soviet Union from 1922; official language is Georgian.
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Location
5 km
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