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Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
სამეგრელოს და
ზემო სვანეთის მხარე
Samegrelos da
Zemo Svanetis mkhare |
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| General info |
| Region ISO 3166 ISO 3166 is a three-part standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name is Codes for the representation...
code: |
GE-SZ |
| Area: |
7,441 km² |
| Population: |
466,000 (2002) |
| Subdivision: |
1 town, 7 regions |
| Capital: |
Zugdidi Zugdidi is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo . It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km. from Black sea coast and 30 km. from Egrisi range. 100-110 metres above sea level. As of 2007, it had a...
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| Governor: |
Zaza Gorozia |
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (
GeorgianThe Georgian alphabet is the writing system currently used to write the Georgian language and other South Caucasian languages , and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus...
: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region in western
Georgia (country)Georgia Georgia Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan...
which includes the historical Georgian provinces of
SamegreloMegrelia, Mingrelia or Samegrelo/Samargalo is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi.It is inhabited by the Mingrelians, an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians....
(Mingrelia) and Zemo
SvanetiSvaneti or Svanetia is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. It is inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians.- Geography :...
(i.e., Upper Svaneti) and has
ZugdidiZugdidi is a city in the Western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo . It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 30 km. from Black sea coast and 30 km. from Egrisi range. 100-110 metres above sea level. As of 2007, it had a...
as its capital.
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