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"GURGISTAN VILAYET MAP" CARTOGRAPHIC-GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
(STEF92 Technology, 2023-10-01, Dali Nikolaishvili, Maia Tskhvaradze, David Sartania, Revaz Tolovardava, Robert Maglakelidze)
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Analysis of old cartographic sources provides an opportunity to create a retrospective picture of the past. One of these important sources for study is "Map of Gurjstani vilayet" published by Al. Aslanikashvili in 1953, The map (which) was compiled according to the Ottoman document of the 16th century. The document reflects the period when the southern part of South Georgia was part of the Ottoman Empire under the name of the province of Gurjistani Vilayet (Samtskhe-Saatabago). Today, the largest part of this terr...
Cartography and GIS2023