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SVANETIA
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V26,
Page 175
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SVANETIA , a mountainous See also: district on the See also: south slopes of the See also: Caucasus, immediately underneath the loftiest glaciated peaks of the See also: middle of the See also: system
.
It extends over the upper valleys of the Rion, Ingur and Tskhenis-tskhali, and is included in the See also: modern See also: government of See also: Kutais
.
The Svanetians belong to the Georgian See also: race
.
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