An estimated 12-14 thousand ethnic Georgians live in Fereydan. In village they call matryofi and surrounding villages. Their ancestors were forcibly deported by Shah Abbas in the 17th century. This people still speak Georgian. They preserve Georgian culture and consider Georgia their homeland. Most want to move to Georgia permanently.

While our government makes this difficult. In 2023, dozens of Fereydani Georgians were denied residence permits or compatriot status. Others have struggled to obtain citizenship or life permits, even after living in Georgia for years. Some even got deported.

After preserving their Georgian identity for four centuries, shouldn't those wishing to return have an easy path home?

By open I don’t mean everyone knows and you don’t have a problem telling anyone (because the answer to that is probably zero people). Rather, I mean a few of your close friends know, maaaayyybe a few select family members, and in general you don’t care too much if random people suspect you’re LGBT.

How many such people are there in Tbilisi and in other parts of the country? How do people’s attitudes differ based on whether they’re in the 30-35 age range, 20-30, or 13-20?

Glory to the heroes!

Glory to Ukraine!

Glory to Georgia!

If you have visited Georgia, or are planning on visiting, what’s the biggest obstacle that made planning/executing your trip difficult/more stressful?

The exact reasons for his second arrest remain unknown at this stage.

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"სერვერი მათთვის ვინც ინტერესდება მულტიფენდომებით, შემოქმედებით, გეიმინგითა და მსგავსი აქტივობებით!"

Hi! I saw this subreddit and thought this might be a good place to ask; I know it’s a little silly but I think the Georgian language written is SO pretty! So I want to get ‘I don’t speak Georgian’ tattooed on me because I think it’d be funny. I don’t trust google translation, and I really don’t want to look stupid, so can anyone from here let me know if this is right? Thank you :)

მე არ ვლაპარაკობ ქართულად

Translation:

"Oh, but English is hard
Listen to the Georgian alphabet:"

I am considering visiting Georgia. I have some questions:

1) How easy is it getting around for English speakers?

2) How much is the cost of a meal in a normal restaurant? How easy is it for pescatarians to eat?

3) How much is the cost of basic hotels per night?

4) How easy is it to get around without a car?

I am considering traveling by rail from Tsiblisi to Yerevan. Any suggestions/recommendations for this trip? And are there recommended stops?

Thank you.

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Hello everyone!

I am Georgian (Megrelian to be specific, but an expat because of repressions...) and I'am doing studies about Kartvelian indigenous names (Mingrelian, Georgian, Svan, Laz and also Khevsurian, Tushetian, Gurian, etc...).

Specifically native ones that were not borrowed from other cultures and don't come from a Georgian word that itself is borrowed from other languages.

I wanted to ask if there are people in this subreddit that are from mountainous regions like Khevsureti or Svaneti (of course including all of the mountainous regions of Sakartvelo).

If you are here on this subreddit, could you tell me what are some Kartvelian names from your region? (you can share your name, or maybe share your neighbor's name or other locals :D)

If you are a follower of a pre-christian religion too, it would be interesting what names in your circle are used.

Of course, if you know the history and etymology behind the names it would be even better.

Hi I’m looking for some recommendations about destination near Batumi for a hike or just one day trip.
Bonus points if car is not required and I can get there by mini bus.

THX

Guys, do you believe in Georgia's future? Is it going to be better, same or worse? Since the 1994 Georgia has been steadily improving, but what about its future? Will Georgia be able to maintain stability and prosper? I think Georgia has no future; I and my economics professor had a discussion about Georgia's rise and its future. My professor was optimistic about the future but I didn't believe her. My main reasons as to why Georgia has no better future is that first, demographics and emigration; the country is literally shrinking and birth rates and marriage rates are falling, so it will get worse. Second, geopolitical situation disfranchise Georgia; Russia is currently occupying around 20% of the country and will likely attack Georgia in the future as well. Why would Russia attack Georgia in the future? Because of the same reason Russia has always attached Georgia; it's Russian imperialism and Russia's will to foreign conquests. At least, I am sure Russia will apply damaging pressure on Georgia; didn't Russia cut Georgian imports this month? So, Russia has already started weakening Georgia. Third, Georgian economy lacks innovations and high value-added output. Tourism can't build a high-income, developed economy; the recent spike in IT exports is the result of relocations of businesses due to the ear in Ukraine; I see no significant Georgian IT innovations and high value-added solutions. So, what do you think? Will Georgia have a brighter future? I don't think so...

Hi, I wonder if it works, and if you had any problems, I mean companies like myHeritage, 23andme, Ancestry etc.

Hello,

I'll be in Georgia until the 16th of december and would love to go skiing. Is there a chance that the Ski resorts will be open by then? Or is there another way, beides the big resorts?

hi, me and another friend bought tickets to fly to georgia on the 20th this month, we are looking for a 5 or 6 day trek that we could take on accomadation with the weather, any recomandation? it would really help!

ქუთაისში გაიხსნა 2 ახალი ავტოსადგომი სადაც იაფად შეგიძლია დააყენო მანქანა გრძელვადად? ხომ არ იცით რამე მაგის შესახებ? ვნახერო რომ რაღააც პლატფორმაც გაეშვა სადაც წინასწარ შეგიძლია მაგათთან დაჯავშნო? ?

Turkey doesn’t allow full passport ID numbers on health insurance policy forms, only the first and last few numbers. Is this enough for border control to confirm that it is indeed my health insurance and let me in to visit?