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Svaneti
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Svaneti (Svan: შუ̂ან, ლემშუ̂ანიერა; shwan, lemshwaniera, and Suania in ancient sources; ) is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians.
Svaneti is a mountainous province in northwestern Georgia along the Greater Caucasus range, primarily inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. It is notable as one of Georgia's most geographically rugged regions and represents a distinct cultural area within the country.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Svaneti is referenced by 263 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, Colchis and Lechkhumi.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 6 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Caucasus, Former provinces of Georgia (country) and Historical regions of Georgia (country).
Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Svaneti
- Settlement.native_name
- სვანეთი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical Region
- Settlement.image_map
- Historical Svaneti in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- The historic region of Svaneti in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo SvanetiSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiAbkhazia
- Settlement.seat
- Mestia, Lentekhi
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5,776.4
- Settlement.population_total
- 23,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.parts_type
- Districts
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Upper Svaneti
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Image
- Village Chazhashi.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Caption
- Chazhashi in 2016
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
- Area
- 5776.4
- Image
- Svanetiskt torn.jpg
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- Commons category
- Svaneti
- topic's main category
- Category:Svaneti
- different from
- Sveneti
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Landscape
- Climate
- History
- Population
- Culture and tourism
- See also
- References
- External links
Svaneti (Svan: შუ̂ან, ლემშუ̂ანიერა; shwan, lemshwaniera, and Suania in ancient sources; ) is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians.
== Geography ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svaneti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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