Svaneti
Sign in to saveSvaneti (Svan: შუ̂ან, ლემშუ̂ანიერა; shwan, lemshwaniera, and Suania in ancient sources; ) is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians.
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Svaneti is a mountainous province in northwestern Georgia along the Greater Caucasus range, primarily inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. It is notable as one of Georgia's most geographically rugged regions and represents a distinct cultural area within the country.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Svaneti
- Settlement.native_name
- სვანეთი
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical Region
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- Historical Svaneti in modern international borders of Georgia.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- The historic region of Svaneti in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo SvanetiSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiAbkhazia
- Settlement.seat
- Mestia, Lentekhi
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5,776.4
- Settlement.population_total
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9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Landscape
- Climate
- History
- Population
- Culture and tourism
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Svaneti (Svan: შუ̂ან, ლემშუ̂ანიერა; shwan, lemshwaniera, and Suania in ancient sources; ) is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians.
== Geography ==