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13 Important Facts about Georgia
Georgia – the homeland of Europeans. 1.8 million years old skulls from Dmanisi are the oldest remains of humans discovered outside Africa
2. Georgia is the first the most ecologically diverse country in Europe. There are 12 different climate zones and 49 types of soil
3. Georgian unique alphabet is among 14 independent alphabets in the world
4. Cradle of Wine – Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri winemaking method is included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
5. Europe’s highest permanently inhabited settlements are villages Bochorna (2,327 m) and Ushguli (2,200 m)
6. World’s oldest honey remains (about 5,500 years old) were discovered in Georgia, near Borjomi
7. Georgian Polyphonic Folk Music has been proclaimed by UNESCO as Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
8. World’s hottest thermal water was discovered in Georgia, village Kindghi (104 °C)
9. The fence of Sighnaghi Fortress with its area size is the 1 st in Europe and 2 nd in the world after the Great Wall of China
10. There are 23 cultural species of the wheat in the world, among which 14 species are Georgian endemic
11. Dambalkhacho, a rare sort of Georgian cottage cheese has been added to the list of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
12. Kutaisi (2,000 BC) and Mtskheta (1,100 BC) are among the world’s 15 ancient cities
13. The oldest thread in the world (34,000-year- old Wild Flax Fibers) was discovered in Georgia, Dzudzuana Cave