Guria

გურია Guria

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Guria (Georgian გურია, Guria; completely გურიის მხარე, Guriis Mchare ) is a region of Georgia. It is located in the western part of the country, bordering the Black Sea.

Geography

Guria is bordered to the northwest by the region Samegrelo, on the northeast by the Imereti region, to the east by the Region of Samtskhe - Javakheti and on the south by the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. It has an area of ​​2033 km ².

Guria consists of three municipalities ( munizipaliteti ), named after its administrative headquarters Lantschchuti, Osurgeti (also the regional capital ) and Tschochatauri.

History

Since the creation of the Kingdom of Georgia from Tao Klardschetien and Egrisi - Abkhazia end of the 10th century Guria was part of a united Georgia. Also during the Mongol period belonged to the western Guria, independent Georgia. After its collapse in the 15th century Guria was in 1466 an independent principality under the dynasty of the Gurieli, vassals of the kings of Imereti. After an attack by the Ottomans in the 16th century Guria was a Turkish vassal.

The gurischen Prince Giorgi III. Gurieli ( r. 1664-1684 ) and Mamia III. Gurieli ( r. 1689-1714 ) succeeded to become the kings of Imereti. During the 18th century Guria was repeatedly involved in the efforts of western Georgia, to break away from the Ottoman domination. This Guria lost quite Adjara and parts Niederguriens to the Ottoman Empire. These areas were then heavily Islamized.

Prince Mamia V. Gurieli accepted on 19 June 1810, Russian suzerainty. After the uprisings from 1819 to 1820, the Russian influence increased still until Guria in 1840 annexed by the Russian Empire. Another uprising in 1841 was brutally suppressed.

1918 Guria was part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia and in 1921 it belonged to the Soviet Union. Since 1991, Guria is part of Georgia, the region was created in 1995.

Economy

Agriculture with subtropical plants and tourism are important pillars of the economy. There are also important sources of mineral water as well as extensive tea plantations.

Personalities

  • Pavle Ingorokva (1893-1990), historian and philologist
  • Kalistrate, Georgian Orthodox Patriarch
  • Gabriel Kikodse, Bishop of Imereti
  • Eduard Shevardnadze ( born 1928 ), President of Georgia from 1995 to 2003
  • Noe Schordania (1868-1953), Georgian Prime Minister 1918-1921
  • Ekwtime Taqaischwili (1863-1953), historian
  • Dito Tsintsadze, director
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