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.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Guria canonical 55
Mingrelia 2
Batumi Oblast 1

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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

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