Plan your trip around the holidays and festivals to make most of your travel time,

The following is a list of all significant dates noted in Georgia:

Here’s a quick snapshot of Georgian history lesson as a form of introduction and orientation.  

Don’t worry, we wont test you on it 🙂 Its just to help provide a richer understanding while travelling through our region. So…

• Roots of Georgians can be traced to the descendants of Noah (with the Ark landing on Mt Ararat)
• Soon began to produce wine in this land with rich soil. Hence why Georgian wine is so good 😉
• Georgian Kingdom of Iberia was established around 300 BC
• Old Georgian was spoken and around 284 BC the alphabet was created
• Christianity was declared as official religion in the 4th century
• Many trials are experienced by the attacks of Persian, Turks and Arabs over centuries
• King Bagrat 3rd establishes the Kingdom of Georgia
• 15th century Georgia divided itself to 3 kingdoms (Kartli, Kakheti and Imereti)
• In 1783 Georgians sign a treaty with Russia to be under their protection
• 26th May 1918 Democratic Republic of Georgia is established
• 25th Feb 1921 Georgia becomes part of the Soviet Union
• 9th April 1991 Georgia declares independence from Soviet Union
• 8th August 2008 war breaks out between Russia and Georgia
• March 15 2012 Envoy Tbilisi is born
• (significant history for us which is celebrated fondly each year 😉 )

So what currency is used in Georgia? Whats the population? Here’s a few main facts giving you a little background on Georgia.

Official Name:	Georgia (in Georgian it is referred to as Sakartvelo)
Language:	Georgian
National Flag:
Currency:	Georgian Lari (GEL)
Head of State:	President
Area:	69,700 sq km
Capital:	Tbilisi
Population:	approximately 5 million
States/Province:	12 (9 Regions, 2 autonomous republics plus Tbilisi)

For more general information visit:  Georgia (Wiki)

An old and quite unique language, Georgian belongs to the family of Kartvelian language. Travelling through Georgia, you may also come across people speaking in Svan and Megrelian (North West of Georgia) and Laz (on the Black Sea Coast). There are also a wide range of dialects spoken.

The Georgian Alphabet is so unique, you’re bound to find yourself keeping a ticket or a label of something in your travel diary as a sample to wow your friends with when you get back home (Coke bottle labels are the best! 🙂 ).

So you are here for a few days and would like to give the language a go. Let us start by warning you that it is a constant rich language, so you need to add a dash of courage and give it a go. You’ll bring much joy to those who hear you try our language. Its fun and learning a few words is the best souvenir to take home!

Basic Conversation

Of Interest to Tourists

Numbers

Days of the Week