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Imerkhevians
Imerkhevians ( ka, იმერხეველები), are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Imerkhevian dialect (''imerkheuli'') of Georgian language, which shares many common features with the neighboring Adjarian. Tuite, Kevin (1998)''Kartvelian morphosyntax: number agreement and morphosyntactic oritntation in the South Caucasian languages'' p. 178. Lincom Europa. Imerkhevians are indigenous population of Artvin Province, historical region in northeastern part of Turkey. The Imerkhevians are Sunni Muslims, closely integrated with the Turkish society. Almost all are bilingual in Georgian and Turkish. Reflecting some internal differentiation persisting in Turkey's Georgian community, the Imerkhevians claim a different origin from the Georgians in the Borçka area, who have adopted an inclusive Adjar identity. The first who brought the local culture to a scholarly attention was Nicholas Marr, who, while on an expedition in Shavsheti in 1910, collected folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imerkhevi
Imerkhevi (, ) is a valley in the north of the Şavşat district in the Artvin Province of Turkey, along the border with Georgia (country), Georgia. There are 15 villages in this area, inhabited by ethnic Georgians, who speak a local Georgian dialects, dialect of the Georgian language. History Imerkhevi was historically one of the subregions that made up Shavsheti, a medieval Georgian fiefdom on the upper course of the Imerkhevi or Berta river, east of Nigali valley, Nigali, west of the Arsiani Range (Yalnızçam) and bounded by Adjara on the north.Cyril Toumanoff, Toumanoff, Cyril (1963). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', p. 439. Georgetown University Press. After these territories were conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, Imerkhevi (İmerhev) became a ''sanjak'' and its people gradually converted to Islam. The territory was acquired by the Russian Empire through the Treaty of Berlin (1878), Treaty of Berlin in 1878. Shavsheti and Imerkhevi were organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgians
The Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia, Turkey, Greece, Iran, Ukraine, United States, and European Union. Georgians arose from Colchian and Iberian civilizations of classical antiquity; Colchis was interconnected with the Hellenic world, whereas Iberia was influenced by the Achaemenid Empire until Alexander the Great conquered it. In the 4th century, the Georgians became one of the first to embrace Christianity and now the majority of Georgians are Orthodox Christians, with most following their national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church, although there are small Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities as well as a significant number of irreligious Georgians. Located in the Caucasus, on the continental crossroads of Europe and Asia, the High Middle Ages saw Georgian people form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Dialects
Georgian (ქართული ''kartuli'') is a Kartvelian language spoken by about 4 million people, primarily in Georgia but also by indigenous communities in northern Turkey and Azerbaijan, and the diaspora, such as in Russia, Turkey, Iran, Europe, and North America. It is a highly standardized language, with established literary and linguistic norms dating back to the 5th century. There are at least 18 dialects of the language. Standard Georgian is largely based on the prestige Kartlian dialect.''Georgian Dialects'' , The ARMAZI project. Retrieved on March 28, 2007 It has over centuries wiped out significant regional linguistic differences within Georgia, particularly through the centralized educational system and the |
Dereiçi, Şavşat
Dereiçi is a village in the District of Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... As of 2011, it had a population of 157 people. References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meskhetians
''meskhebi'' , image = Georgian dialects.svg , image_caption = , population = - 100,000 , popplace = Samtskhe-Javakheti: 89 995 or 43,4 % (2002) Ardahan province: unknown , pop1 = , languages = Meskhetian dialect of Georgian language , religions = Predominantly † Georgian Orthodox ChurchCatholic, Jewish and Muslim minority. , related-c = Meskhians (, ''Meskhebi'') are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Meskhetian dialect of Georgian language, which among Georgia's regional dialects is relatively close to official Georgian. Meskhetians are indigenous population of Meskheti, historical region in southern Georgia. Today they are mainly followers of Georgian Orthodox Church, while part of them are Catholics. History Several authors have connected Meskhetians or Meskhians to Mushki tribe or Moschoi (Μόσχοι) in Greek sources, who were an Iron Age people of Anatolia. Meskhian tribes came to the fore, gradually moving northeast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepebaşı, Şavşat
Tepebaşı is a village in the Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 85 (2021). References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yağlı, Şavşat
Yağlı is a village in the Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 74 (2021). References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutlu, Şavşat
Dutlu is a village in the District of Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... As of 2011 it had a population of 247 people. References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oba, Şavşat
Oba is a village in the Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... Its population is 90 (2021). References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeşilce, Şavşat
Yeşilce is a village in the Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... Its population is 79 (2021). References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çağlıpınar, Şavşat
Çağlıpınar is a village in the Şavşat District, Artvin Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... Its population is 63 (2021). References Villages in Şavşat District {{Artvin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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