Guria

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Guria is a historical region in western Georgia known for its Black Sea coastline, rich folk traditions, and distinctive polyphonic singing.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Georgia
administrativeCenter Ozurgeti
agriculturalProduct citrus fruits
maize
tea
borders Adjara
Black Sea
Imereti
Samegrelo
surface form: "Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti"
capital Ozurgeti
climate humid subtropical climate
coastalFeature Pontic–Caspian steppe
surface form: "Black Sea lowlands"
country Georgia
dominantEthnicGroup Georgians
hasCoastlineOn Black Sea
hasProtectedArea Kolkheti National Park (partly)
Mtirala National Park (nearby influence region)
hasUNESCOIntangibleHeritage Georgian polyphony
surface form: "Georgian polyphonic singing"
historicalEventAssociation 1905 Russian Revolution
surface form: "Gurian Republic (1905–1906 peasant movement)"
historicalStatus principality in early modern period
inlandFeature Gurian hills
knownFor citrus cultivation
humorous folklore
polyphonic singing
rich folk traditions
tea cultivation
language Georgian language
locatedIn western Georgia
majorTown Chokhatauri
Lanchkhuti
Ozurgeti
partOf South Caucasus
regionalDialect Gurian dialect of Georgian
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subEthnicGroup Gurians
timeZone Georgia Standard Time
traditionalCuisineItem Khachapuri
surface form: "Gurian khachapuri"

cornbread (mchadi)
traditionalDance Gurian dance
traditionalHolidayFood Gurian Christmas pie with boiled eggs
traditionalInstrument chonguri
panduri
traditionalMusicStyle Georgian polyphony
surface form: "Gurian polyphony"

krimanchuli yodeling
traditionalOccupation small-scale farming
tea growing
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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kars Oblast borderedBy Guria
this entity surface form: "Batumi Oblast"
this entity surface form: "Mingrelia"
Samegrelo borders Guria
Imereti bordersRegion Guria
Adjara bordersWith Guria
Gurians ethnicHomeland Guria
this entity surface form: "Guria, western Georgia"
subject surface form: "Western Georgia"
this entity surface form: "Mingrelia"
subject surface form: "Western Georgia"
western Georgia hasRegion Guria
subject surface form: "Western Georgia"
Chokhatauri locatedIn Guria
Lanchkhuti locatedIn Guria
Ozurgeti locatedIn Guria
Gurian hills partOf Guria
this entity surface form: "Likhauri, Guria, Georgia"
Chokhatauri region Guria
Gurians region Guria
Lanchkhuti region Guria
Gurians traditionalRegion Guria

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