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SVANETIA

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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 175 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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SVANETIA , a mountainous See also:

DISTRICT

district on the See also:

south slopes of the See also:

CAUCASUS

Caucasus, immediately underneath the loftiest glaciated peaks of the See also:

MIDDLE

middle of the See also:

SYSTEM

system . It extends over the upper valleys of the Rion, Ingur and Tskhenis-tskhali, and is included in the See also:

MODERN

modern See also:

government of See also:

KUTAIS

Kutais . The Svanetians belong to the Georgian See also:

RACE

race .

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