🔎150+ Unexpected Facts About Georgia: Truth, Myths, Traditions, Food, Nature and Culture

What didn't you know about Georgia? 🎭 More than 150 unique facts and myths: from winemaking 8,000 years ago 🍷 to wrestling in the style of dance and diamond bridges! Get to know Georgia better - with soul and curiosity 🌿

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Why you can't refuse a toast, why dogs are chipped, and what does Georgia have in common with 8,000-year-old wine? Find out now 😉

How many facts about Georgia can you name off the top of your head? Khachapuri, toasts, hospitality, street dogs with tags
 well, you can remember a couple more, right? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

In this article, we have collected 190 bright facts about Georgia - first the 10 most famous (to warm up 🥟), and then 180 non-obvious and surprising ones, divided into topics: from food 🍷 and traditions 🎭 to science 🔬 and everyday life 🏡. A real journey in the format of "wow-fact after wow-fact" awaits you - are you ready to be surprised? 😍

🔥 10 facts about Georgia that you've definitely heard

🔥 10 facts about Georgia that you've definitely heard

  • 🎁 A guest is a gift from God
    In Georgia they believe: if you enter a house, you are a blessing. (სტუმარი ჊ვთისაა)

In Georgia, to refuse a visit means to inadvertently offend the host. After all, even Kartlis Deda on the hill holds a glass of wine in his hand for a reason - for everyone who came in peace. 🍷

  • 🥂 Supra and the all-powerful toastmaster
    There is no feast without toasts, and no toasts without a toastmaster. He is the main one at the party!

During the feast, everything is subordinated to the rhythm of toasts: you can drink, talk, and sometimes even get up from the table only after a toast from the toastmaster. His word is like a Georgian commandment 🍇

  • 🧺 Bargaining is appropriate
    I didn't haggle at the market - it was as if I didn't buy it in Georgian 😄

At the market or with a taxi driver, don't be shy about "dropping the price" - this is not impudence, but a local game. A fixed price is often just a reason to start a fun dialogue with a smile 😊

  • 🐟 Friendly dogs with "earrings"
    Street dogs in Georgia are officially beloved: chipped, vaccinated and affectionate.

If a dog has a yellow tag in its ear, it means it is sterilized, vaccinated and protected. Such tails peacefully doze near a cafe, love affection and will happily keep you company in the yard or on a walk 🐟💕

  • 🎶 Polyphony on every corner
    Georgians sing beautifully, loudly and in chorus - even without a stage.

Georgian polyphony, recognized by UNESCO, is not a stage, but a part of life. Hearing someone suddenly start singing right in a subway car or during dinner in a restaurant is normal and magical in Georgia ✚🎀

  • 📢 Loud conversations are not a quarrel
    If it looks like people are arguing, they are most likely just discussing football.

In Georgia, emotionality is the norm: loud voices, gestures, as if arguing... But in reality, people just discuss the news, football or the weather. No one swears - they just speak from the heart 😄👐

  • 🍞Queue for shotis puri in the morning
    Warm lavash from tone is a symbol of morning Georgia. Fresh bread is a fresh day.

With the first rays of the sun, the clay ovens — tone — are heated in bakeries, and the aroma of fresh shotis puri spreads through the streets, waking up entire neighborhoods. The crunch, the warmth, and the queue at the door — this is the Georgian version of an alarm clock ☀👃

  • ♚ Sulfur baths of Abanotubani
    In Tbilisi you can not only wash yourself, but also rejuvenate yourself in the sulfur springs.

Tbilisians still go to baths every week — "for sulfur," as they say. It's not just about health and relaxation, but also about warm communication, like in the good old days 🛁🫖

  • 🚰 Free drinking water
    You can drink water straight from street taps - it's clean, tasty and free!

In many cities in Georgia, you can safely drink water straight from the tap or street fountains. Locals don't spend money on bottles - they just take a canister with them and stock up for the day 💧

  • 🥃Homemade chacha "for warming up"
    The first glass is for getting to know each other. The second is to warm up. And the third?.. 😉

Georgian chacha can be found in almost every home. The host serves it with pride, and to refuse "at least a sip" means to show disrespect. So... just smile and say: გაუმარჯოს! 🍇🔥

⏬ And now – what they won’t tell you in guidebooks
 Let’s dive into unexpected facts!

🎭 Culture and Traditions: What Makes Georgia Special

From feasts and polyphony to subtle social nuances, Georgian culture lives not in museums, but right on the streets, in conversations, looks and rituals. Here, every "gaumardzhos" sounds like a spell, and traditions are passed down not from books, but from heart to heart. Are you ready to be surprised? ✹

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🥂 You can’t raise a glass without the tamada's permission — he sets the pace of the supra.
🕯 The third toast is always for the ancestors. Remembering them is sacred.
🗣 A tamada can speak for 12 hours straight — without a single note!
🎶 On Christmas, children sing "Alilo" and collect treats for the needy.
🐔 In Tusheti, chickens and eggs aren’t taken outside the gates — to avoid attracting wolves.
🌊 During Lazetoba in Adjara, a boat path is cut through the ice — “to welcome the sun.”
🍇 Rtveli is more than harvest — it’s a feast: guests are fed, given wine, and invited to stay overnight.
🥟 Khinkali knots are left on the plate — they show how many you’ve eaten.
🀌‍♂ Chidaoba is Georgian wrestling — with dance elements and live drumming.
🐑 At Lomisoba, thousands of pilgrims climb Mount Lomi with sacrificial sheep.
❄ In Svaneti, the first snow means isolation: towers “close” for a week.
🔥 On New Year's Eve, a "mekvle" brings a log into the house — for fire and luck in the new year.
🏇 On Didgoroba, horseback reenactments of the 1121 victory are held.
🌜 In Guria, crescent-shaped corn bread is baked for New Year — Kalanda starts with it.
🍷 In Kvemo Kartli, people shoot into the air and spill wine during a toast — "for abundance!"

🍷 Food and drinks: taste tested for thousands of years

Georgian cuisine is not just dishes, but a living history, fragrant and noisy, like a real supra. Here, even bread sings in the morning, and grapes tell an 8,000-year-old legend. Are you ready to taste the country? 😋

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🍇 Archaeologists discovered wine in qvevri that’s over 8,000 years old — officially the oldest!
🥃 Homemade chacha is legal to distill — only large producers pay taxes.
🏺 Qvevri are buried underground — the earth keeps them cool and aromatic.
💞 In Tbilisi, inflation is tracked using the “khachapuri index” — culinary economics!
🌿 The legendary “Tarkhuna” was invented by a pharmacist in Kutaisi in 1887.
⛲ In Borjomi, mineral water flows straight from public taps — refreshingly natural!
🍇 Georgia grows over 500 grape varieties — the world’s record in diversity!
🌶 Brides-to-be used to prove their spice skills with ajika — peppers dried on rooftops.
🥜 In Kakheti, churchkhela is made not just with nuts, but also with chickpeas.
🔵 Saperavi grapes produce a natural blue dye used for fabric.
🥬 Pkhali is vegan-friendly — long before “vegan” became a thing.
🧀 Sulguni is stored in whey and stretches like XXL mozzarella.
🍖 In Racha, ham is smoked with cherry wood — sweet aroma in every bite.
🍯 Gozinaki — honey and nuts — are made only for New Year’s celebrations.
🍞 The smell of fresh shoti at 5 AM — a soundless signal that the day has begun.

🏺 History and Archeology: Myths, Metals and Nuns

From Colchis gold to hominid skulls, the Georgian land holds traces of civilizations that lived here long before our era. The history of Georgia is more than a textbook: it is a treasure trove buried in rocks, monasteries, and legends. 🛕✚

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⛏ Sakdrisi is the oldest known gold mine in the world — dating back to the 4th millennium BC.
🐏 Colchis gave birth to the myth of the Golden Fleece — this is where the Argonauts sailed.
🧠 In Dmanisi, skulls dating back 1.8 million years were discovered — the oldest outside Africa.
✝ Iberia adopted Christianity in 337 AD — 650 years before Rus’!
👑 Tamar held the title "mepe" — meaning "king" — despite being a woman.
🏰 Vardzia had 13 floors and a secret tunnel to the Kura River — a true cave city.
🕊 According to legend, the robe of Christ is kept in Svetitskhoveli — a sacred Christian relic.
📜 The Gelati Academy was called the “Second Jerusalem” — a center of scholarship and writing.
🏛 Argveti was the first capital of united Georgia, but only 6% of the site has been excavated.
🥟 The first written recipe for khachapuri was found in a 12th-century manuscript — the “Sinuri”!
⚔ Ushguli is known not only for its towers but also for a bronze sword with a loop — a rare find.
🔥 Tbilisi was founded thanks to hot springs — a pheasant was boiled right at the site!
🧪 The ruins of Kvelti reveal traces of the first copper metallurgy in the Caucasus.
🏯 Kakhetian fortresses were built round — so battering rams couldn't find a weak spot.
🗓 In Gori, an ancient stone calendar was found — a sundial over 2,000 years old.

🏔 Geography and nature: when 100 km - all 4 seasons

Georgia contains incredible diversity: from glaciers and alpine meadows to subtropics, volcanoes and underground caves. It is not just a country, but a natural kaleidoscope - compact, but impressive. 🌿❄🏖

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🌊 Georgia has 12 climate zones across just 67,000 km² — a true climatic rollercoaster!
🏡 Ushguli is the highest permanently inhabited village in Europe (2,100 m).
🕳 Veryovkina Cave is the deepest in the world — 2,209 meters below ground.
🧊 Devdoraki Glacier near the Cross Pass is an icy pyramid in the mountains.
🟊🟢⚪ The Abudelauri Lakes shimmer in blue, green, and white — all side by side!
💎 A diamond-shaped glass bridge was built above the Dashbashi Canyon in 2022.
🌿 The Colchic Wetlands have been a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site since 2021.
🧲 The sand in Ureki is magnetic! Even coins stick to kids’ feet 😊
💡 Prometheus Cave features LED lighting and over 1 km of underground halls.
🌋 Mount Kazbek is a “sleeping” volcano at 5,047 m — the 5th highest in Eurasia.
🌳 Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park covers a full 1% of the entire country.
🏜 In just 90 km, Javakheti’s alpine meadows turn into the Vake-Kareli semi-desert.
🍇 The Alazani Valley produces 70% of all Georgian grapes — the wine heartland.
🌉 In Okatse Canyon, a hanging walkway soars 140 meters above the river!
⛪ The Katskhi Pillar is a 40-meter-high rock with a monastery on top. A place of power.

✍ Language and literature: poetry, alphabets and a little magic

The Georgian language sounds like a song and is written like an ancient script. Here, language is not just a means of communication, but a living cultural treasure, protected and passed on from generation to generation. 📚✚

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🔠 Georgia has three alphabets, all recognized as UNESCO cultural heritage.
🌍 It's one of only 14 independent writing systems in the world.
👀 There is no grammatical gender — the word "ის" means he, she, or it.
🐅 The epic "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" has been translated into 50+ languages.
😲 The longest word is "gvbrdgvni" — it means "you would stun them."
📏 The unique poetic form "shairi" uses 16 syllables per line.
📚 The first Georgian book was printed in Rome in 1629.
❓ In old books, the question mark was printed upside down.
🌀 The Mrgvhlovani alphabet was used only for religious texts.
🎶 In Svaneti, people sing ancient incantations in the form of songs.
🎵 35% of Georgian words end in vowels — it gives the language a melodic flow.
🪧 Tbilisi has a "Street of Poets" with plaques displaying famous quotes.
📖 Georgian punctuation doesn’t use “chevrons” («»); French-style quotes are used instead.
🏠 Dedoplistskaro has a museum dedicated to the translator of "One Thousand and One Nights" into Georgian.
🍷 The phrase “gvino gvinda” (“I want wine”) is a favorite test for tourists 😄

🎚 Art and music: when the whole country sounds, dances and creates

Georgia is not just the birthplace of music and dance, it is a place where art lives in everyday life. Polyphony sounds from balconies, street walls turn into exhibitions, and ancient rituals become modern performances. 🎭🎶

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🎶 Georgian polyphony is on the UNESCO list — every voice sings its own, yet all in harmony.
🚀 The song "Chakrulo" was sent into space by NASA on the Voyager probes in 1977.
💃 In the dance "Kartuli", partners barely touch — a symbol of respect and restraint.
🖌 Niko Pirosmani became iconic after a Louvre exhibition
 decades after his death.
🎥 Tengiz Abuladze’s "Repentance" became a cinematic harbinger of Perestroika.
🕰 The clock at the Rezo Gabriadze Theater in Tbilisi puts on a mini-play every hour.
🎷 Tbilisi Jazz Festival, since 1978, survived even the ’90s and became legendary.
📜 Georgia’s first silent film reel (1912) is kept in the Cinema Museum.
🖌 Svan icons are painted not on cypress but on linden — a centuries-old tradition.
🚢 An art plein-air in Batumi is held
 on a ship! Artists paint right at sea.
🊵 The "Leg-lamp" street art became a symbol and meme of Tbilisi moves.
🎌 The "Chardati" scale is a folk pentatonic mode with a "magical" raised fourth.
🊶 In Kakheti songs, foot stomps replace drums — it sounds and dances at once!
🎧 Electronic artist Kordz fused techno with polyphony — it sounds like future classics.
🗿 The “Chronicles of Georgia” monument is covered in 35-meter "bronze comics" about the past.

🏔 Sports and active leisure: Georgia at its maximum

Georgia is not only about feasts and khinkali, but also real challenges for extreme sports enthusiasts. From Chidaob wrestlers to glacier marathoners, everyone will find their own adventure here! 🧗‍♂⛷🚎

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🀌 Chidaoba — a wrestling-dance recognized by UNESCO, not just a sport.
🏉 The game "Lelo Burti" is the ancestor of rugby and still part of Georgia’s sports calendar.
🪂 Gudauri is a paragliding paradise: takeoff from 2,200 m, flight over gorges.
🌊 In spring, the Rioni River turns into the “Everest” of rafting — Class VI rapids.
🏃 The Svaneti ultramarathon trail runs 100 km near a glacier!
🕳 In Veryovkina Cave, speleologists set up camp at -1640 meters.
🐏 Georgia’s national rugby team is called "Lelos" — after the sheepskin ball game.
🐎 Races in Tusheti are bareback and along serpentine trails — pure adrenaline.
🧗 A climbing school in Chiatura uses abandoned mines as routes.
🏂 Mestia has a snowboard park with a 1,800-meter chairlift.
🏊 Annual swims across the Batumi bay are done without wetsuits!
🎲 The “Nardi-Mania” backgammon tournament gathers over 500 players.
💚 Winter windsurfing is tested on Lake Lopota — pure icy thrill!
🚎 The Tbilisi Fixie bike club speeds past marshrutkas in traffic — it’s a sport!
🧱 In Poti, people still play Soviet-era "Gorodki" right on the beach.

🧬 Science and Technology in Georgia

Georgia not only preserves ancient traditions, but also looks confidently to the future: from blockchain wine to AI translators and satellites in orbit. Here are some facts that prove it:

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🍷 Georgia was the first to introduce a blockchain passport for wine — each qvevri has its own NFT code.
🏗 The Inguri HPP is the tallest arch dam in the former USSR (271.5 m).
⛏ In 1913, Chiatura supplied 60% of the world's manganese market.
🕶 You can now explore Kakheti in VR — a project by Tbilisi Tech Park.
🛰 In 2020, Georgia launched its own satellite “QartliSat.”
♻ BioChitin produces film from grape pomace — an eco-friendly plastic alternative.
🔭 Scientists from TSU created a rangefinder for the “Kosmos-124” satellite in the 1960s.
🔧 A factory in Rustavi now manufactures wind power poles instead of BAM rails.
📚 Viktor Kupradze developed the theory of boundary problems — the term bears his name.
💚 Bolnisi Wind Farm — Georgia’s first industrial wind power plant (2022).
🀖 Students of IliaUni developed an AI-based sign language translator.
🐝 Bee-drones fly over Kakheti — they reduce chemical treatment by 30%.
🌋 Scientists at the Caucasus Institute can predict avalanches by sound.
🚁 In 2024, Batumi tested drone-based medicine delivery to mountain villages.
📈 In 2024, IT service exports grew by 21% — a historic record for the sector.

🏡 Everyday life and social norms: between tradition and street code

Georgian life is a mix of respect for traditions, street ethics and customs that are as surprising as natural wonders. Here they don’t just drink water from a fountain – they trust it with roads, holidays and even the future. 💧✚

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🔥 Mekvle — the first guest of the year brings a log and good wishes.
💐 An even number of flowers symbolizes mourning. Only odd numbers for joy!
🔪 Knives are not handed directly — they’re placed on the table for the guest to pick up.
🚗 Wedding motorcades honk to “scare away evil spirits.”
👰 A woman doesn’t have to change her surname — it’s not required by law.
🐶 Stray dogs with yellow tags are sterilized and friendly.
🚬 Smoking was banned in cafés only in 2018 — the fine is now 500 GEL.
🌕 Coins are often left “without change” — a small act of kindness for those in need.
🛍 Dry Bridge Market in the morning — vintage, porcelain, medals, and Soviet vibes.
⛲ Tsisqvili — public fountains with free (sometimes fizzy!) water.
🚌 In marshrutkas, money travels “down the line” to the driver and back — precisely!
🔔 Church bells in Tbilisi stay silent at night — a “quiet mode” is respected.
👋 In queues, people greet everyone — even if no one responds.
📓 Some shops keep a “ts’utskhvari” notebook — a neighborly tab system.
💊 Before a trip, people splash water on the doorstep — “may your journey be smooth.”

🏛 Architecture and urban planning

Georgian cities are a mix of ancient fortresses, futuristic bridges and balconies without a single nail. Even TV towers dance to music, and the towers of Svaneti have stood impregnable for centuries.

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🏰 Svan towers withstood sieges and family feuds — fortresses built for centuries.
🧩 “Kudebi” balconies in Tbilisi are built without nails — only with wooden joints!
📜 “Chronicles of Georgia” — a monument with 16 columns covered in biblical reliefs.
🚠 Chiatura cable cars — the USSR’s first “aerial metro”, operating since 1954.
🔠 The Alphabet Tower is a DNA-like spiral with all 33 Georgian letters.
🌉 The Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi lights up in sync with music from the embankment.
🧱 Mestia’s airport is a “flying brick” by a Latvian architect.
🍄 Tbilisi’s House of Justice is topped with “mushroom caps” by Massimiliano Fuksas.
⛪ Bagrati Cathedral (11th c.) was re-roofed with glass and titanium.
🪓 Grmaghele metro station features a rare surviving Stalin bas-relief.
🎇 The Kartli TV Tower hosts weekly light-and-music shows.
🛡 Nokalakevi had hidden “cold” tunnels to the river — ancient engineering!
🏠 A protective “shed” pavilion was built over Stalin’s museum in Gori to preserve it.
🧱 Rabati Fortress in Akhaltsikhe was fully rebuilt — now looks like a postcard again.
🍞 The diamond bridge in Dashbashi has a bar suspended right over the canyon.

🛕 Religion and spiritual life

Georgia was one of the first countries to adopt Christianity, and ancient traditions are still carefully preserved here. Temples, holy places and legends of miracles are an important part of the spiritual landscape of the country.

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⛪ ლეგენდის მიხედვით, სვეტიცხოვლის სვეტის ქველ ქრისტეს კვართია დაჀარული.
🧗‍♂ ჊ირსი მაქსიმე 20 წელი კაწხის სვეტის თავზე მოსაგრეობდა.
🕌 დავითგარეჯის ნაწილი უკვე აზერბაიჯანის ტერიტორიაზეა.
📜 გელათს „ახალ ათონურ აკადემიას“ უწოდებდნენ — Ⴠრესკები 2021 წელს აჩდგა.
🕍 ჯვრის მონასტერი იმ ადგილას დგას, სადაც წმინდა ნინომ პირველი ჯვარი აჩმართა.
🌟 სამება (87 მ) მსოჀლიოს ერთ-ერთ უდიდეს მართლმადიდებლურ ტაძრად ითვლება.
🔔 ალავერდის სამრეკლო ათასი წლის განმავლობაჹი კავკასიის ყველაზე მაჩალი ნაგებობა იყო.
🍇 ბოდბეჹი წმინდა ნინოს ჯვარი ვაზის რქისგანაა დამზადებული.
🚶‍♀ მცხეთალი ყოველწლიურად მობილიზაციის გზით ლიტანიობით მიემართებიან.
😢 „ჹავი ჊ვთისმლობელი“ ზუგდიდლი 2017 წელს ცრემლებით განდიდდა.
⛓ ანჩისხატი — თბილისის უძველესი ეკლესია, სადაც 1500 წელია მსახურება მიმდინარეობს.
🎗 ცხელთუბოს მჩვიმეებჹი ბავლვების კურთხევის მიზნით ლენტები იბმება.
🥚 ა჊დგომის დ჊ესასწაულზე ერთმანეთს წითელი კვერცხებით სჩუქნიან და ესალმებიან „ქრისტე ა჊სდგა!“
🛡 წმინდა გიორგის პატივი ორჯერ მიეგება — 6 მაისს და 23 ნოემბერს.
🔥 ლამპრობა სვანეთლი ჊ამის კოჹკებზე დანთებული ჩირა჊დნების Ⴠესტივალია.

🎉 Now you know more about Georgia than most tourists!

From ancient polyphony to a blockchain wine passport, Georgia knows how to surprise. We hope that at least 5 facts were a “wow!” discovery for you.

And finally, let's dispel a couple of misconceptions... 🀔👇

Myths that everyone believes - but it's not entirely true!

🧠 Myths about Georgia that you may have believed

The Internet, guidebooks and "friends who have been" are sometimes misleading. Let's figure out which of the popular ones is nothing more than a beautiful legend or stereotype. 😉

❌ ყველა ქართველი ექსტრავერტია და წვეულების სულია
❌ ხინკალს ჩანგლით ჭამენ — არა, მხოლოდ ხელით! 🙌
❌ მთელი საქართველო მხოლოდ მთა და ჩვინოა
❌ საქართველო მხოლოდ მართლმადიდებლური ქვეყანაა (აქ მუსლიმებიც, კათოლიკეებიც და იუდეველებიც ცხოვრობენ)
❌ სად჊ეგრძელოს როცა გინდა მაჹინ იტყვი — თამადა წყვეტს!
❌ ქალებს ტაძარლი არ ულვებენ — უმეტესად ასე არ არის
❌ ყველა ქართველი თბილისლი ცხოვრობს — და სოჀლები?
❌ ჊ვინოს ყველა საჭმელთან ერთად ასხამენ — ხანდახან ჩაჭა უჀრო სწრაჀად მოდის 😄
❌ ყველა 5 ლიტრ ჩაჭას სვამს — მითია და გადაჭარბებული
❌ ქუჩალი ყველა ძა჊ლი მეგობრულია — ყველა არ მოეჀეროთ
❌ თბილისი ერთადერთი საინტერესო ქალაქია
❌ ზამთარჹი არაჀერი ხდება — მაჹ, თხილამურები?
❌ ყველა პროდუქტი ორგანულია და „ბაჩიდანაა“ — არა ყოველთვის, სუპერმარკეტლი განსაკუთრებით
❌ ქართველები ყოველთვის აგვიანებენ — ნუ ავgeneralებთ 😅
❌ ყველა გზა სალილია — ასე ა჊არ არის
❌ ყველა ნამდვილი ქართველი წითელთმიანია? 🧡 არა, იჹვიათობაა, არ წესია

✹ Now that you're armed with facts and have debunked popular myths, it's time to see the real Georgia with your own eyes!

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💬 Have you heard of any unusual facts about Georgia? Or maybe we missed something?

Write in the comments - we'll add the most interesting ones to our next list! 🙌

🀔 Frequently asked questions

You've learned so many facts that there should be fewer questions... but more? Great! We've collected the most common ones - the answers are short, clear and sometimes humorous.

🇬🇪 What does the word "Georgia" mean to Georgians?
Locals call their country "Sakartvelo" — the land of Kartvelians (an ancient tribe).
🕯 Why do people pour water at the doorstep before a trip?
It’s a good luck ritual — “may your journey flow like water: smooth and calm.”
🧺 Why can you buy groceries on credit?
It's a tradition of neighborhood trust — “tsutskhvari.” Debts are written in notebooks without interest or pressure.
🥟 Can you camp in the mountains without a guide?
You can, but only if well-prepared. Weather changes quickly, and there’s often no signal.
🎭 Why are Georgian dances so diverse?
Each region has its own style: from the graceful Kartuli to the warlike Svanuri. It's a reflection of local character.
📿 Why do people hang charms on doors in Svaneti?
Often ribbons or herbs. They're used to protect the home, especially during harvest and in winter.
🌋 What’s special about Mount Kazbek?
It’s a dormant volcano and sacred place. According to legend, Prometheus was chained here.
🧄 Why is churchkhela not always made with nuts?
In some regions, it’s made with beans, lentils, or even salty dough — old recipes for saving food.
🛕 Are there active monasteries in the mountains?
Yes! For example, the Betania Monastery and the church in Ananuri are regularly visited by monks and pilgrims.
📚 Is it true that Georgians have three alphabets?
Yes, and it's unique. All three are officially recognized, but the modern one — Mkhedruli — is used daily.
🚰 Can you drink water from mountain streams?
Locals often drink directly from springs, but tourists are advised to use filters — especially in summer.
🕊 What does the dove symbolize during holidays?
It's an ancient symbol of peace, light, and blessing. Doves often appear in textiles and ornaments.
🎒 How do people travel in villages without a car?
By minibus, on foot, horseback, or hitchhiking. Hospitality is strong — someone will give you a ride.
🎚 Why is there so much street art in Tbilisi?
The city encourages creativity. Even building walls become galleries — part of cultural identity.
🎌 What do modern Georgians listen to?
From folk and jazz to techno with polyphonic elements. Music is an essential part of life.

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My name is Anastasia, and I’m truly happy to be part of the best catalog about Georgia. For me, it’s not just a job, but an opportunity to share stories about a country that inspires me every single day.

Georgia is a place where the past and present intertwine in fascinating ways, where nature captivates with its power and beauty, and where people warm your heart with their hospitality. I’m thrilled to be part of a team that helps people from all over the world discover this incredible co


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  • A
    Alina
    СпасОбП за такую увлекательМую статью! МеМя ПсПбеММП уЎОвОлО улОчМые сПбакО с бОркаЌО — я МОкПгЎа Ме ЎуЌала, чтП Ох так бережМП ПхраМяют. А ещё ЌМе ОМтересМП прП ЛПЌОсПбу О ЎругОе ЎревМОе рОтуалы: как сПвреЌеММая ГрузОя Ох сПхраМяет в гПрПЎах?
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    Mzekala
    საინტერესო ინჀორმაციაა, მაგრამ მაინტერესებს, რამდენად მართალია, რომ საქართველოლი სამი დამწერლობაა და ყველა იუნესკოს მიერ არის ა჊იარებული? ამაზე აქამდე არ გამეგო და ცოტა გამიკვირდა.
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    Dorothy
    Is it really true that Ulicha is the highest permanent settlement in Europe? I've read before that there are higher villages elsewhere. Can anyone confirm this with recent data or sources?
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    V4s1lk0v4
    А вПт прП свПбПЎМый прОёЌ пОщО Ма рыМках вызвалП у ЌеМя сПЌМеМОя. ПерегПвПры, кПМечМП, часть Ох культуры, МП в такПй фПрЌе — МастПражОвает. МПжет, этП прПстП вПспрОМОЌается ОМаче Оз-за ЌеМталОтета? КтП-МОбуЎь прПбПвал участвПвать в такОх перегПвПрМых "тПргах"?
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    vincentramos1992
    Is it easy to find those street fountains with drinkable water in every part of Tbilisi, or are they mostly in specific areas?
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    Vakhtang
    მაინტერესებს, როგორ ხდება საქართველოლი ზუსტად სამი განსხვავებული დამწერლობის ლენარჩუნება დჩემდე? ყოველთვის მიკვირდა ამ მრავალჀეროვნების ლენარჩუნების უნარი, განსაკუთრებით ისეთ პატარა ქვეყანალი, როგორიც საქართველოა. ასევე, მაინტერესებს, რამდენად ხლირად იყენებთ თითოეულ მათგანს ყოველდ჊იურად?
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    Andrey
    ВсегЎа уЎОвлялся грузОМскПЌу гПстепрООЌству. ППЌМю, как ПЎМажЎы пПпал Ма МастПящОй грузОМскОй празЎМОк, гЎе таЌаЎа ЌастерскО управлял застПльеЌ, а тПсты слеЎПвалО ПЎОМ за ЎругОЌ. ЗМаМОе П тПЌ, чтП улОчМые сПбакО безПпасМы О ЌПгут быть чОпОрПваМы, прОятМП уЎОвляет О пПзвПляет чувствПвать себя кПЌфПртМее Ма улОцах. А пПлОфПМОческПе пеМОе, звучащее буквальМП Оз кажЎПгП угла, сПзЎаёт ПсПбую атЌПсферу, буЎтП гПрПЎ — этП бПльшая сцеМа. ИМтересМП, как ПМО уЌуЎряются сПхраМОть такОе старые траЎОцОО в сПвреЌеММПЌ ЌОре.
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    Юра
    ЗаЌаМчОвП узМать П грузОМскОх траЎОцОях застПлОй О таЌаЎе — сразу преЎставляются ЎушевМые вечера с бПкалПЌ хПрПшегП вОМа.
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    ЕвгеМОй
    ППлОфПМОческПе пеМОе в пПвсеЎМевМПй жОзМО – этП МеверПятМП ОМтересМП. ХПтелПсь бы узМать, как ЌестМые жОтелО учатся этПЌу Оскусству О переЎают егП Оз пПкПлеМОя в пПкПлеМОе?
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    Zurab
    საქართველოლი ულამაზესი პეიზაჟები და განსაკუთრებული სტუმართმოყვარეობა ლეუძლებელია არ ა჊Ⴠრთოვანოს.
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    Curtis
    It's fascinating how you can drink from street fountains in Georgia, and their 8,000-year-old winemaking tradition adds a rich layer of history to every visit.
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