Gurie
Gurie Region გურიის მხარე Guriis Mkhare | |
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Kintra | ![]() |
Caipital | Ozurgeti |
Destricts | 3 |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Giorgi Urushadze |
Area | |
• Total | 2033 km2(785 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 113,350 |
• Density | 56/km2(140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
ISO 3166 code | GE-GU |
Gurie(Georgie:გურია) is a region (mkhare) inGeorgie,in the wastren pairt o the kintra, bordered bi the eastren end o theBlack Sea.The region haes a population o 113,350 (2014)[1]anOzurgetiis a regional caipital.
Geography
[eedit|eedit soorce]Guria is bordered biSamegrelotae the north-wast,Imeretitae the north,Samtskhe-Javakhetitae the east,Ajariatae the sooth, an theBlack Seatae the wast. The province haes an aurie o 2,033 km².
Guria is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.
Guria consists o three admeenistrative destricts:
Oreegin o the name "Guria"
[eedit|eedit soorce]As for the etymology o the name o Guria, some say that the ruit o the wird refers tae restlessness an the wird shoud mean “the land o the restless” an mey be associatit wi events durin the aicht an nint centuries when “Leonbecame the Keeng oAbkhazeti,Guruls refused tae obey the ruler oOdzrakho,ceased their vassal relations wi Adarnase anAshot Bagrationian unitit wi Leon” as it wis describit inVakhushti Bagrationi’s historical wirks o the aichteent century.
Accordin tae a later explanation, in the times o Georgie’s prosperity, when its borders stretched frae “NikopsiataeDaruband”,Gurie wis situatit in the hert o the Georgie territory. The linguistic evidence for the abuin hypothesis is theMegrelianfor “heart” – “guri”.
Economy
[eedit|eedit soorce]Subtropic fermin an tourism is a mainstay o the region’s economy. Watter is ane o the Gurie’s main assets. The province is famous for the mineral watter oNabeglavi,which is seemilar taeBorjomiin its chemical composition an theBlack Seaheal resort oUrekirich in magnetic sand. Guria is an aw ane o the lairgest tea growin regions in Georgie.[1]Archived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine
Demographics
[eedit|eedit soorce]Gurians (Gurulebi) are ethnicGeorgieswho speak a local dialect o theGeorgie leid.
Notables
[eedit|eedit soorce]- Gabriel Kikodze,theBishopoImereti(nineteent century).
- Ekvtime Takaishvili(1862-1952), historian.
- Kalistrate,theCatholicos-Patriarch o Aw Georgiefrae 1932 tae 1952.
- Noe Zhordania,Prime Meenister o theDemocratic Republic o Georgiefrae 1918 tae 1921.
- Pavle Ingorokva(1893-1990), historian, philologist, an public benefactor.
- Eduard Shevardnadze,2ntPreses o Georgie.
- Nodar Dumbadze,Writer.
- Zviad Kvachantiradze,(b. 1965) diplomat.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑"მოსახლეობის საყოველთაო აღწერა 2014".საქართველოს სტატისტიკის ეროვნული სამსახური. ნოემბერი 2014.Retrieved 26 ივლისი 2016.Check date values in:
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Coordinates:41°58′N42°12′E/ 41.967°N 42.200°E