Fun facts about Georgia
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The first mention of the name Georgia is in Italian on the mappa mundi of Pietro Vesconte dated 1320.
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Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
From the “Etymology” section
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The oldest traces of archaic humans in what is now Georgia date from approximately 1.8 million years ago.
Georgia
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
From the “History” section
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Georgia is home to the earliest known sites of winemaking, dating to around 6000 BCE.
Georgia
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Pietro Vesconte · CC BY-SA 4.0
The 29-year reign of Tamar, the first female ruler of Georgia, is considered the most successful in Georgian history.
Georgia
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Pietro Vesconte · CC BY-SA 4.0
Georgia was the first non-Baltic republic of the Soviet Union to officially declare independence on 9 April 1991.
Georgia
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Pietro Vesconte · CC BY-SA 4.0