Borchali

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Borchali is a historically Azerbaijani-populated region in southern Georgia that has been a focal point of ethnic and territorial tensions between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
administrativeCenter Marneuli NERFINISHED
associatedWith Georgia–Azerbaijan border delimitation issues
borderFeature near Armenian border
near Azerbaijani border
borderRegionOf Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
country Georgia
disputedBy Azerbaijan Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
Democratic Republic of Georgia NERFINISHED
disputedIn early 20th century
ethnicTensionBetween Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
hasCity Bolnisi NERFINISHED
Dmanisi NERFINISHED
Marneuli NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Armenians NERFINISHED
Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED
Georgians NERFINISHED
Greeks NERFINISHED
hasTopography foothills of Lesser Caucasus
lowlands
historicalEconomyBasedOn agriculture
pastoralism
historicallyPopulatedBy Azerbaijani Turks NERFINISHED
Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED
Turkic peoples NERFINISHED
historicalNameInAzerbaijani Borçalı NERFINISHED
historicalNameInGeorgian Borçalo NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfSignificance 19th century
20th century
post-Soviet era
knownFor Azerbaijani cultural heritage
ethnic diversity
interethnic tensions
languageHistoricallySpoken Azerbaijani NERFINISHED
Georgian
locatedIn South Caucasus
southern Georgia NERFINISHED
partOf Kvemo Kartli NERFINISHED
regionType ethnographic region
religionHistoricallyPracticed Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Georgian SSR NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
Transcaucasian SFSR NERFINISHED

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