Explainers & Big Questions
Is Georgia in Europe or Asia?
Georgia can appear under Europe, Asia, or both depending on the map or dataset. The disagreement is not about where the country is—it is about which boundary or…
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Explainers & Big Questions
Georgia Country vs Georgia State
Search results, addresses, and headlines often say only “Georgia,” even though the name can point to two unrelated political units far apart. The fastest clues are political status,…
Regions, Borders & Chokepoints
Abkhazia: Map, Geography, People and Conflict
Abkhazia is often introduced through its disputed status or the 1992–1993 war, but that makes the place itself disappear. Between the Black Sea and the Greater Caucasus, its…
Travel Guides
Travel to Tbilisi
Planning to travel to Tbilisi? This first-time Tbilisi travel guide explains when to visit, how many days you need, where to stay, how to reach the center from…
Cities
Gori, Georgia: The Birthplace of Stalin
Gori sits in the middle of Georgian history in a way few cities do. It is a fortress town, a transport hinge, a place shaped by invasion and…
Buildings & Architecture
Gonio Fortress
Wave-swept air from the Black Sea meets citrus-scented foothills at the mouth of the Chorokhi River, 12–15 km south of Batumi. Here, a near-rectangular stone enclosure still reads…
Flora & Fauna
Georgian Grape Varieties
The scent of fermenting chakvad (grape must) rising from buried qvevri is part of Georgia’s wine identity, but the country’s deeper distinction is its extraordinary vine diversity. Saperavi…
Countries
Georgia: Country Profile – the South Caucasus
Georgia, called Sakartvelo by Georgians, is a sovereign country in the South Caucasus on the eastern Black Sea. It is not the U.S. state of the same name:…
Travel Guides
Rabati Castle (Akhaltsikhe): History, Hours & Tickets
Rising above the Potskhovi River (also called Potskhovistskali) at about 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) in Georgia’s Samtskhe–Javakheti region, Rabati Castle—traditionally known as Akhaltsikhe Castle—layers Georgian, Ottoman, and Imperial…
Countries
4 Countries of Caucasus
From the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea—about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers)—the Caucasus is a tight knot of mountains, languages, and histories. People commonly speak about “four Caucasus…