Aida Buravleva

It has some of Europe’s highest permanent settlements
The villages of Bochorna and Ushguli, at an altitude of 2,345m (7,694ft) and 2,100m (6,890ft) above sea level respectively, are some of the highest permanent settlements in Europe. Both are found in mountainous regions where the summer months are short and the winter seasons are snowy and breezy.

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It is known for its polyphonic folk music
Georgia is known for its tradition of polyphonic singing, a practice that was put on the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2008. There are four notable types of polyphony: complex polyphony, which is common in the region of Svaneti; polyphonic dialogue over a bass background, popular in the region of Kakheti; and contrasted polyphony, consisting of three partially improvised sung parts characteristic of western Georgia.

It is home to a number of Unesco World Heritage Sites
There are three Georgian cultural sites listed on Unesco’s World Heritage list: the ancient city and former capital, Mtskheta, Gelati Monastery and the mountainous region of Upper Svaneti. Though these are incredible locations, it is worth mentioning that there are 15 other sites on a tentative list that could potentially be considered for a World Heritage Site nomination in the future.

Georgia may be home to one of the oldest communities
An archaeological expedition to a site in Dmanisi found the oldest human skulls – some up to 1.8m years old – in the Caucasus, providing evidence that Georgia may be home to one of the oldest communities. Though six skulls were found, two have been given the Georgian names Zezva and Mzia and artists have worked to reconstruct their likeness.

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It’s the cradle of winemaking
Georgia has been producing wine for 8,000 years and is considered to be the birthplace of winemaking. This discovery was entirely accidental – Georgians found that if grape juice was poured in large earthenware vessels, called qvevri, and buried underground over winter, it would turn into wine. Unesco has listed the traditional Georgian winemaking method – through the use of qvevri – on its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

Georgia isn’t the country’s only nameGeorgians call their country Sakartvelo. The name consists of two parts: Kartvel, which refers to an inhabitant of the central Georgian region of Kartli, and the circumfix sa-o stands for a general geographic identification meaning “land where the Kartveli live”. There are multiple theories as to where the English name of the country originated, but most support a connection to St George and agree that the name is derived from the Persian and Turkish version of the name George, Gorj and Gurju, which was itself derived from the Russian word Gruzia.