Borchali region

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The Borchali region is a historically multiethnic area in the South Caucasus, predominantly populated by Azerbaijanis in southern Georgia, that has been a focal point of territorial and ethnic tensions between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
multiethnic region
administrativeCenterNearby Tbilisi
borderRegionWith Armenia
Azerbaijan
category Azerbaijani-populated regions outside Azerbaijan
Ethnically mixed regions in Georgia
country Georgia
demographicFeature Azerbaijanis form a local majority in many settlements
ethnicGroup Armenians
Azerbaijanis
Georgians
Greeks
Kurds
Russians
geopoliticalSignificance Georgia–Azerbaijan relations
cross-border Azerbaijani community
hasHistoricalTensionsBetween Azerbaijan
Georgia
historicallyPopulatedBy Azerbaijanis
historicallyUnderRuleOf Democratic Republic of Georgia
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Republic of Georgia
Russian Empire
historicalName Borchalo
linked to: Borchali

Borchalu
linked to: Borchali
knownFor Azerbaijani minority issues in Georgia
ethnic tensions
territorial disputes in the South Caucasus
languageCommunity Azerbaijani language
Georgian language
locatedIn South Caucasus
southern Georgia
majorTown Bolnisi
Dmanisi
Marneuli
partOf Kvemo Kartli
relatedConflict Georgia–Azerbaijan border delimitation issues
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Islam
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
21st century

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