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Gugars
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The Gugars were a people of Caucasian Iberia, settling near the Debeda river, mentioned by Strabo.
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They were presumably an early Georgian (Kartvelian) people (Georgian: გუგარები, gugarebi).[citation needed]
The toponym Gogarene, an integral part of Caucasian Iberia, is derived from their name.[citation needed] The region is first mentioned by Strabo who records it as a province of Iberia. Later it was renamed Gugark, after the conquests of Arshakid Armenian rulers in the 2nd century BC.[citation needed]
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