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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Georgia: 3,933,489 (2005) Russia: 200,000 (est) | |
| Languages | |
| Georgian | |
| Religion | |
| Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chveneburi Ajarians other South Caucasian peoples |
The Georgians (ქართველი ერი (Kartveli Eri) or ქართველები (Kartvelebi) in the Georgian language) are a nation or an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus. The Georgian ethnic group (as a single entity) is one of the oldest ethnic groups in the world. Georgians are a part of the Ibero-Caucasian peoples (იბერიელ-კავკასიელი ხალხები) and are classified in the South Caucasian family both linguistically and culturally. The Georgian language has a rich literary tradition and the Georgian Alphabet is one of the fourteen unique alphabets which exist in the world today.
Total population of Georgians in the world: 7,200,000 est. Four million Georgians live in Georgia (83% of the population of today's Georgia), but there are also: more than 1,5 million in Turkey (historical Georgian regions Tao-Klarjeti, Ardahan (Artaani in Georgian) and Lazistan (Lazeti in Georgian), about 1 million in Russia, about 300,000 in Iran (Fereydoon Shahr, Najaf Abad, Rahmat Abad, Orji Mahalle), about 150,000 in Afghanistan (in Iran and Afganistan Georgians were moved in the XVII-XVIII cent.), more than 50,000 in Azerbaijan (Kakhi, Belokani and Zakatala districts, who are parts of the historical Georgian region Saingilo) and about 200,000 in other countries (USA, Germany, the Netherlands, France, etc.).
Ethnographic groups of the Georgian people are: Megrels (მეგრელები), Svans (სვანები), Lazs (ლაზები), Imeretians (იმერლები), Guruls (გურულები), Ajarians (აჭარლები), Meskhs (მესხები), Lechkhums (ლეჩხუმელები), Rachvels (რაჭველები), Kartlis (ქართლელები), Kakhetians (კახელები), Khevsurs (ხევსურები), Tushs (თუშები), Pshavs (ფშაველები), Mokhevians (მოხევეები), Ingilos (ინგილოები), Fereydanians (ფერეიდნელები)
Notable Georgian people include: David the Builder, Shota Rustaveli, Ilia Chavchavadze, Vazha-Pshavela, Grigol Robakidze and Joseph Stalin.
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See also
- Demographics of Georgia
- Republic of Georgia
- History of Georgia
- Culture of Georgia
- Georgian language
- Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
- List of Georgians
- Cheveneburi Georgians from Turkey