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Kakhetians
Ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kakhetians (Georgian: კახელები, [kʼɑχɛlɛbi]; sg. კახელი, [kʼɑχɛli]) are an ethnographic group of Georgians who speak the Kakhetian dialect of the Georgian language. Kakhetians are the indigenous population of Kakheti, a historical region and fertile valley in eastern Georgia that produces much of the country's wine.[1] Like the general population of Georgia, most Kakhetians are adherents of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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Total population | |
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c. 500,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Kakhetian dialect of Georgian language | |
Religion | |
† Georgian Orthodox Church | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ingiloy people and Iranian Georgians |
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