Laz people in Georgia
Part of historical Lazeti in modern international borders of Georgia. | |
Total population | |
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2,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Adjara, Samegrelo, Tbilisi | |
Languages | |
Laz, Georgian | |
Religion | |
Georgian Orthodoxy |
The Laz people in Georgia (Georgian: ლაზები საქართველოში Lazebi Sakartveloshi, Laz: ლაზეფე ოქორთურაშე Lazepe Okorturaşe) refers to an indigenous Kartvelian-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. There are about 2,000 Laz in Georgia.[1] Laz identity in Georgia has largely merged with a Georgian identity, and the meaning of "Laz" is seen as merely a regional category.[2] Kolkhoba is an annual Laz festival held each year at the end of August or the beginning of September in Sarpi, a village in Georgia.[3]
Sopho Khalvashi was a first Georgian musician of Laz heritage who represented her home nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
References
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- ↑ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
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