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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Georgia
administrativeCenter Ozurgeti
agriculturalProduct citrus fruits
maize
tea
borders Adjara
Black Sea
Imereti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
linked to: Samegrelo
capital Ozurgeti
climate humid subtropical climate
coastalFeature Black Sea lowlands
country Georgia
dominantEthnicGroup Georgians
hasCoastlineOn Black Sea
hasProtectedArea Kolkheti National Park (partly)
Mtirala National Park (nearby influence region)
hasUNESCOIntangibleHeritage Georgian polyphonic singing
linked to: Georgian polyphony
historicalEventAssociation 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 Gurian khachapuri
linked to: Khachapuri

cornbread (mchadi)
traditionalDance Gurian dance
traditionalHolidayFood Gurian Christmas pie with boiled eggs
traditionalInstrument chonguri
panduri
traditionalMusicStyle Gurian polyphony
linked to: Georgian polyphony

krimanchuli yodeling
traditionalOccupation small-scale farming
tea growing
UTCOffset +4

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gurians region Guria
Gurians traditionalRegion Guria
Gurians geographicDistribution Guria, western Georgia
linked to: Guria
Gurians ethnicHomeland Guria
Kars Oblast borderedBy Batumi Oblast
linked to: Guria
Imereti bordersRegion Guria
Samegrelo borders Guria
Adjara bordersWith Guria
Western Georgia hasRegion Guria
subject linked to: western Georgia
Western Georgia hasCulturalRegion Mingrelia
subject linked to: western Georgia
linked to: Guria
Western Georgia hasCulturalRegion Guria
subject linked to: western Georgia
Chokhatauri locatedIn Guria
Chokhatauri region Guria
Ekvtime Takaishvili placeOfBirth Likhauri, Guria, Georgia
linked to: Guria
Principality of Guria borderedBy Mingrelia
linked to: Guria
Gurian hills partOf Guria
Ozurgeti locatedIn Guria
Lanchkhuti locatedIn Guria
Lanchkhuti region Guria
Egrisi borders Guria
Imereti borderedBy Guria
subject linked to: Imereti region of Georgia
Mamia I Gurieli residence Guria
House of Gurieli region Guria