Georgian highlanders

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Georgian highlanders are the indigenous mountain-dwelling peoples of Georgia’s highland regions, known for their distinct traditions, dialects, and pastoral way of life.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Georgian highland society 1
Georgian highlanders canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
country Georgia
culturalTrait blood-feud traditions
clan-based social organization
customary law
distinct traditional dress
hospitality norms
mountain horsemanship
polyphonic singing
ritual festivals
warrior ethos
dialect Khevsurian dialect
linked to: Khevsureti

Pshavian dialect
Svan language
Tush dialects
ethnicSubdivision Khevians
Khevsurs
linked to: Khevsureti

Mtiuls
Pshavs
linked to: Pshavi

Svans
Tushs
historicalRole border guardians of Georgian kingdoms
participants in Caucasian mountain cultures
language Georgian language
languageFamily Kartvelian languages
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus

eastern Georgia
linked to: Eastern Georgia

northern Georgia
western Georgia
region Guria highlands
linked to: Guria Mountains

Khevi
Khevsureti
Mtiuleti
Pshavi
Racha
Svaneti
Tusheti
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church
folk religion
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
cheese production
pastoralism
sheep herding
subsistence agriculture
transhumant herding
traditionalHousing defensive tower-houses
stone towers
stone-built villages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pshavi ethnographicRegionOf Georgian highlanders
Gogotur and Apshina setting Georgian highland society
linked to: Georgian highlanders