People / group
Svans
The Svans are a people of Svaneti, a high valley region of north-western Georgia in the Greater Caucasus, counted as a subgroup of the Georgians. They speak Svan, a Kartvelian language distinct from Georgian. Their villages of medieval defensive towers and churches rich in icons and manuscripts are preserved in Upper Svaneti, a World Heritage site.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Svans. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/svans
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