COLCHIS

By Alexander Mikaberidze and George Nikoladze

In ancient geography, Colchis or Kolchis (in Laz Kolxa — and in Greek — Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs) was a nearly triangular ancient Caucasia region and kingdom in the Caucasus, which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation. [The Kingdom of Colchis as an early Caucasian state contributed significantly in developing the medieval Caucasian statehood after its unification with the Kingdom of Iberia-Kartli,

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