Georgians

The Georgians (ka: ქართველი ერი or ქართველები , Kartveli Eri or Kartvelebi) are a nation and ethnic group, indigenous to the Caucasus. Georgians, known as Iberians and Colchians in classical antiquity, speak the Georgian language, which has a rich literary tradition and the Georgian Alphabet is one of the fourteen unique alphabets which exist in the world today.

Gallery of Georgian people

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  Queen Tamar of Georgia
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  Georgian Prince Iakob Chavchavadze and Prince Bagrationi-Mukhraneli
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  Prince Ilia Chavchavadze
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  Prince Alexander Chavchavadze
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  Countess Catherine Dadiani, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
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  19th Century Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi
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  Regent Prince Simon Bagrationi
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  Ilia Chavchavadze
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  General Bagrationi
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  George Balanchine (Balanchivadze)
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  Sopho Khalvashi
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  General Shalikashvili, retired general who served as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997