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Georgia is country of Transcaucasia located at the eastern end of the Black Sea on the southern flanks of the Greater Caucasus Mountains It was the site of the ancient kingdom of Iberia and of the medieval Bagratid dynasty
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All About Georgia: The Peach State Learn more about Georgia and its geography, people, economy, and history
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Caucasus, mountain system and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia The great historic barrier of the Caucasus Mountains rises up across the wide isthmus separating the Black and Caspian seas in the region
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Georgia embraced Christianity about the year 330; its conversion is attributed to a holy captive woman, St Nino During the next three centuries, Georgia was involved in the conflict between Rome—and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire —and the Persian Sāsānian dynasty
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Ethnically, contemporary Georgia is not homogeneous but reflects the intermixtures and successions of the Caucasus region About four-fifths of the people are Georgians; the rest are Armenians, Russians, Azerbaijanis, and, in smaller numbers, Ossetes, Greeks, Abkhazians, and others
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Georgia’s settlement patterns are marked by as much variety as its physical geography The state’s indigenous population had already established a rich and complex village-based civilization by the time of European contact in the early 1500s
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Georgia - Culture, Traditions, Cuisine: Atlanta is not only the cultural center of Georgia but also a major cosmopolitan hub of the South As such, it is home to numerous museums and attractions
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Macon, city, seat (1823) of Bibb county, central Georgia, U S , on the Ocmulgee River at the fall line Its incorporated area extends into Jones county to the northeast The original settlement, Newtown, developed around Fort Hawkins (1806)
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