Borchali region
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The Borchali region is a historically multiethnic area in the South Caucasus, predominantly populated by Azerbaijanis in southern Georgia, that has been a focal point of territorial and ethnic tensions between Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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multiethnic region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterNearby | Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegionWith |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Azerbaijani-populated regions outside Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Ethnically mixed regions in Georgia ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | Azerbaijanis form a local majority in many settlements ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgians NERFINISHED ⓘ Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ Russians ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
Georgia–Azerbaijan relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross-border Azerbaijani community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalTensionsBetween |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPopulatedBy | Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUnderRuleOf |
Democratic Republic of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Borchalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borchalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Azerbaijani minority issues in Georgia
ⓘ
ethnic tensions ⓘ territorial disputes in the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| languageCommunity |
Azerbaijani language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
southern Georgia ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Bolnisi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dmanisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marneuli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kvemo Kartli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Georgia–Azerbaijan border delimitation issues ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
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