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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Guria canonical 55
Mingrelia 2
Batumi Oblast 1

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
UTCOffset +4

Referenced by (61)

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

Gurians region Guria
Gurians traditionalRegion Guria
Gurians geographicDistribution Guria
this entity surface form: Guria, western Georgia
Gurians ethnicHomeland Guria
Kars Oblast borderedBy Guria
this entity surface form: Batumi Oblast
Imereti bordersRegion Guria
Samegrelo borders Guria
Adjara bordersWith Guria
western Georgia hasRegion Guria
subject surface form: Western Georgia
western Georgia hasCulturalRegion Guria
subject surface form: Western Georgia
this entity surface form: Mingrelia
western Georgia hasCulturalRegion Guria
subject surface form: Western Georgia
Chokhatauri locatedIn Guria
Chokhatauri region Guria
Ekvtime Takaishvili placeOfBirth Guria
this entity surface form: Likhauri, Guria, Georgia
Principality of Guria borderedBy Guria
this entity surface form: Mingrelia
Gurian hills partOf Guria
Ozurgeti locatedIn Guria
Lanchkhuti locatedIn Guria
Lanchkhuti region Guria
Egrisi borders Guria
Imereti region of Georgia borderedBy Guria
subject surface form: Imereti
Mamia I Gurieli residence Guria
House of Gurieli region Guria