Interesting Facts About Georgia

By Georgian Team07.11.2016

Nearly all Georgian knows that from 14 alphabet in the world 1 is Georgian. We have our own 33 letters in alphabet, different from others. ,,ქართულ ენასა შინა ყოველი საიდუმლოი დაცული არს.’’

Alphabet

According to the researchers the word ‘’wine’’ spread from Georgia to the whole world. It has nearly the same root in many languages. Wein-in German Winum-in Latin Wino-in Russian ღვინო-In Georgian which

has the same sound.

Word ‘’Wine’’

Village USHGULI in Svaneti , one of the part of Georgia, is the highest place in Europe. It is about 2300 meters from sea level.

The highest mountain in Georgia is Mount Shkhara at 5,193 meters (17,040 feet) above sea level.

Forests cover around 40% of Georgia’s territory.

With a staggering depth of 2,197 meters  Krubera Cave (also known as Voronya or Voronja Cave) is the deepest known cave in the world. Located in Georgia, it extends for 13.432 kilometers.

In 1935, in Tbilisi Mushtaedi park the first railway for cheldren was opened.

The First Tractor to pick Tea was invented in Georgia in 1963.

Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi is third biggest in the world among orthodox churches in the world after Moscow and St. Petersburg Cathedrals.