Georgia Governorate

{{Short description|Governorate of the Russian Empire}} {{Unreferenced|date=April 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} [[File:Georgian governorate 1823.jpg|thumb|Georgian Governorate, 1823]] The '''Georgian Governorate''' ({{langx|ru|Грузинская губерния}}; {{lang-ka|საქართველოს გუბერნია}}) was one of the ''[[guberniya]]s'' of the [[Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)|Caucasus Viceroyalty]] of the [[Russian Empire]]. Its capital was [[Tbilisi|Tiflis]] (Tbilisi). It was divided into [[uyezd]]s of [[Gori, Georgia|Gori]], [[Dusheti]] (Its center was Tbilisi), [[Lori Province|Lori]], [[Signagi]] and [[Telavi]].

The Georgia governorate was established in 1801 following the Russian annexation of the [[Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti]]. In 1840 it was expanded to form the [[Georgia-Imeretia Governorate]], incorporating the territory of the [[Imeretia Oblast]] (Its center was Kutaisi and was constituted from uyezds of Kutaisi, Vakha, Rakvta (Raczyn during Russian rule), Sachkhere, Cheri and Bagdati) and [[Armenian Oblast]] (Its center was [[Yerevan|Erivan]]).

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