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1321:Tetritsqaro
1193:Ninotsminda
1183:Akhalkalaki
1177:Akhaltsikhe
1150:Chkhorotsqu
1144:Tsalenjikha
842:Chokhatauri
512:Surami Pass
491:Itzhak Ilan
390:Teimuraz II
386:Amilakhvari
360:-appointed
275:Likhi Range
142: /
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1408:Tskhinvali
1254:Ambrolauri
1204:Abastumani
961:Kharagauli
836:Lanchkhuti
803:Ochkhamuri
701:Tkvarcheli
696:Ochamchire
523:References
456:filmmaker
442:St. George
325:, towards
307:Bronze Age
207:Population
130:43°33′45″E
127:42°01′10″N
1351:Khramhesi
1311:Gardabani
1225:Bakuriani
1060:Pasanauri
1053:Akhalgori
1017:Sighnaghi
1007:Lagodekhi
955:Zestaponi
945:Tsqaltubo
930:Samtredia
925:Sachkhere
810:Shuakhevi
728:Leselidze
721:Gulripshi
707:Bichvinta
471:Ukrainian
466:in 1985.
378:Armenians
374:Georgians
370:Vakhushti
364:/king of
311:Classical
221:Time zone
199:Elevation
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1372:Trialeti
1365:Tamarisi
1358:Manglisi
1326:Marneuli
1271:Lentekhi
1232:Tsagveri
1218:Aspindza
1129:Martvili
1088:Zhinvali
1041:Mtskheta
1012:Sagarejo
997:Gurjaani
915:Chiatura
910:Baghdati
856:Gomismta
849:Bakhmaro
830:Ozurgeti
776:Kobuleti
714:Gantiadi
501:See also
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394:Persians
347:Surameli
339:eristavs
279:Khashuri
269:Location
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193:Khashuri
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1486:Rustavi
1472:Kutaisi
1458:Tbilisi
1440:Kornisi
1344:Kazreti
1337:Bediani
1316:Dmanisi
1306:Bolnisi
1300:Rustavi
1265:Tsageri
1211:Adigeni
1188:Borjomi
1108:Zugdidi
1081:Tianeti
1047:Dusheti
1002:Kvareli
987:Akhmeta
972:Kakheti
940:Tkibuli
935:Terjola
904:Kutaisi
895:Imereti
863:Laituri
735:Miusera
691:Gudauta
670:Sukhumi
653:Georgia
550:28 June
402:Ottoman
358:Safavid
323:Colchis
285:History
259:Georgia
169:Georgia
156:Country
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1433:Surami
1403:Kareli
1331:Tsalka
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1157:Mestia
1139:Senaki
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