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-====== Georgia ======+====== Georgia (Country) ======
  
 ==== Shkhara ==== ==== Shkhara ====
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 ==== Chacha ==== ==== Chacha ====
-Chacha (Georgian: ჭაჭა) is Georgian alcohol produced from grape marc. It is equivalent to Italian grappa. The drink contains 40-50alcohol (sometimes up to 60%). [([[http://www.studyingeorgia.ge/about-georgia/chacha|Study in Georgia]])]+Chacha (Georgian: ჭაჭა) is Georgian alcohol produced from grape marc. It is equivalent to Italian grappa. The drink contains 40-50 percent alcohol by volume (occasionally up to 60 percent). [([[http://www.studyingeorgia.ge/about-georgia/chacha|Study in Georgia]])]
  
-{{tag>geography history}}+==== The oldest in the world ==== 
 +Georgia has a Jewish community that is believed to be one of the oldest in the world. [([[https://www.schusterman.org/blogs/team-schusterman/local-and-global-jewish-community-in-tbilisi-georgia|Schusterman]])] 
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 +==== Origin of wine ==== 
 +According to some sources, the wine originated in Georgia. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/sponsor-content-secret-birthplace-of-wine|National Geographic]])] 
 + 
 +==== The richest Georgian ==== 
 +The richest Georgian is Bidzina Ivanishvili with wealth worth over $5.2 billion. [([[https://www.forbes.com/profile/bidzina-ivanishvili/?sh=77d44cd04598|Forbes]])] 
 + 
 +==== Very long subway line ==== 
 +There is a 27.1 km long (22 stations) subway line in Tbilisi. It was opened in 1966. It is used by about 99 million people annually. [([[https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/tbilisi-public-transport.1291919/|Skyscraper City]])] 
 + 
 +==== Khachapuri ==== 
 +Khachapuri is a delicacy that can be bought on every street, in every bakery, and in every Georgian store. It is a kind of bread baked together with cheese, which Georgians never have enough of. [([[https://tymrazem.pl/en/khachapuri-a-recipe-for-a-georgian-delicacy/|Tym Razem]])] 
 + 
 +==== Khinkali ==== 
 +Khinkali dumplings are most associated with Georgian cuisine. They are pouches made of dough, which contain meat stuffing with broth. [([[https://www.tasteaway.pl/en/2013/05/06/khinkali-khachapuri-churchele-discovering-georgian-cuisine/|TasteAway]])] 
 + 
 +==== Sentimental toasts ==== 
 +Georgians are famous for their flowery and sentimental toasts, made during feasts with family and friends. [([[https://eurasianet.org/georgia-where-feasting-traditions-are-movable|Eurasianet]])] 
 + 
 +==== Georgian alphabet ==== 
 +Georgians have their own alphabet, which somewhat resembles the Elvish one from Tolkien's books and of which they are very proud. [([[https://thehappybeavers.com/georgian-language/|The Happy Beavers]])] 
 + 
 +==== Europeans ==== 
 +Part of Georgia lies in Europe and part in Asia, but the vast majority of Georgians are most likely to call themselves Europeans. [([[https://carnegieeurope.eu/2021/04/06/georgia-s-unfinished-search-for-its-place-in-europe-pub-84253|Carnegie Europe]])] 
 + 
 +==== Prometheus Cave ==== 
 +Not far from Kutaisi is the Prometheus Cave, known to all from Greek mythology. It is a great attraction for tourists, and while visiting it you can swim part of the cave in a boat and see a show of colored lights in the halls made of rocks, stalactites, and stalagmites. [([[https://swirled.com/prometheus-cave/|Swirled]])] 
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 +{{tag>geography history culture}}
  
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