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  Mingrelia - Encyclopedia.com
Mingrelia, lowland region, W Georgia, bordering the Black Sea.
The Colchis of the ancients, Mingrelia was a vassal principality (with Zugdidi as capital) under the Ottoman Empire.
Abasha is in eastern Mingrelia, the district Gamsakhurdia hails from.
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 Mingrelia - LoveToKnow 1911
MINGRELIA, a former principality of Transcaucasia, which became subject to Russia in 1804, and since 1867 has belonged to the government of Kutais.
The country corresponds to the ancient Colchis; and Sukhum Kaleh on the Black Sea coast„ which was the capital under the Dadian dynasty (1323-1694),, is to be identified with the ancient Dioscurias, a colony of Miletus..
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 The Jamestown Foundation
Mingrelia is the stronghold of the armed groups that remain loyal to Gamsakhurdia.
The loyalty of Mingrelia's inhabitants is explained by the fact that Gamsakhurdia was a Mingrelian.
According to the Georgian authorities, the plot against Shevardnadze was laid in Mingrelia.
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  Samegrelo (Mingrelia) by Levan Urushadze - Wikinfo
Samegrelo (Mingrelia is a Russian form of this name) is a historic province of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi.
Mingrelia is bordered by the rebellious province of Abkhazia to the west, Imereti to the east, Svaneti to the north, and Guria to the south.
In 1918-1921 Mingrelia was part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
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 Lechkhumi - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is bordered by Mingrelia to the west, Svaneti to the north, Racha to the east, and Imereti to the south.
The Russian Empire intervened on Mingrelian side that resulted in the fall of Solomon’s kingdom and incorporation of Mingrelia into the Tsarist empire as an autonomous entity.
In 1857, the Russian authorities abolished the Principality of Mingrelia and Lechkhumi became a part Kutais Guberniya.
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 Mingrelia (Samegrelo)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mingrelia (Samegrelo in Georgian) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi.
Mingrelia is bordered by the Black Sea to the west, rebellious province of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east and Guria to the south.
Administratively, the province of Mingrelia is incorporated with the northern part of neighboring mountainous province of Svaneti into the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, capital of which is Mingrelia's main city Zugdidi.
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 Mingrelia (Samegrelo) - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Mingrelia (Samegrelo in Georgian) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi.Mingrelia is bordered by the rebellious province of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west.
Administratively, the province of Mingrelia is incorporated with the northern part of neighboring mountainous province of Svaneti into the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, capital of which is Mingrelia's main city Zugdidi.
In ancient times Mingrelia was a major part of the kingdom of Kolkha (Colchis) (9th-6th centuries BC) and kingdom of Egrisi (4th century BC-6th century AD).
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 Prince  AndrĂ©  Dadian of Mingrelia
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Prince Andre Dadian of Mingrelia lived from 1850 to 1910.
His chess career, such as it was, began around 1867.
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