no footnotes date June 2011 Infobox Former Country conventional long name Province of Georgia common name Georgia continent North America country United States status Colony empire United Kingdom government ... deputy legislature Commons House of Assembly lower and General Assembly upper The Province of Georgia also Georgia Colony was one of the Southern colonies in British America . It was the last of the Thirteen ... previously been part of the original grant of the Province of Carolina , which was closely linked to Georgia ... . 13colonies Colonial Colleges coord missing DEFAULTSORT Province Of Georgia Category Pre state history ... Georgia, Province of Category Former British colonies Category 1733 in the Thirteen Colonies fr Province ... p1 1750 s1 Georgia U.S. state flag s1 Flag of Georgia 28U.S. state 29.svg image flag image coat image map gacolony.png image map caption A map of the Province of Georgia , 1732 1777 capital Savannah, Georgia common languages English currency Pound sterling representative1 year representative1 representative2 ... later became the United States . In the original grant, a narrow strip of the province extended ... the province as a location for the resettlement of English debtors and the worthy poor , although no debtors or convicts were part of the organized settlement of Georgia. Another motivation for the founding of the colony was as a buffer state border , or garrison province that would defend the southern part of the British colonies from Spanish Florida . Oglethorpe imagined a province populated ... . Foundation main Trustee Georgia Oglethorpe, was first accompanied by the first settlers, arrived on February 12, 1733, at Yamacraw Bluff , in what is now Savannah, Georgia Savannah , and established ... Americans to move. The day is still celebrated as Georgia Day . One plan had called for Georgia to be created ... the Georgia coast was effectively cleared of Native Americans, excepting a few villages of defeated ... and among the Creek. Development Image SavannahColony.JPG thumb 250px Savannah, Georgia colony ... more details
pp move indef Wiktionarypar GeorgiageorgiaGeorgia has two principal meanings Georgia country , a country ... see History of Georgia country History of Georgia Democratic Republic of Georgia 1918 21 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1921 91 , part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Georgia U.S. state , previously known as The State of Georgia 1861 70 , part of the Confederate States of America see Georgia in the American Civil War Province of Georgia 1732 76 Georgia may also refer to TOCright Places New Georgia , Solomon Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Southern Ocean Strait of Georgia , British Columbia, Canada Georgia, Indiana , United States Georgia, New Jersey , United States Georgia, Vermont , United States Georgia Avenue , in Washington, DC, United States Georgia Street , in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Media and entertainment Georgia 1988 film Georgia 1988 film , Australian thriller Georgia 1995 film Georgia 1995 film , American independent drama Georgia 2010 film Georgia 2010 film , U.S. Georgian drama about Georgia s conflict with Russia Marching Through Georgia , the popular 1860s marching tune and song by Henry Clay Work. Georgia song Georgia song , 2005 song by Field Mob Georgia Cee Lo Green song Georgia Cee Lo Green song , 2010 song by Cee Lo Green Georgia Carolyn Dawn Johnson song Georgia Carolyn Dawn Johnson song , 2000 song by Carolyn Dawn Johnson Georgia , a song by Boz Scaggs on his 1976 album Silk Degrees Georgia on My Mind , 1930 song by Hoagy Carmichael Georgia, 2007 song by Hanson, on the album The Walk Hanson album The Walk State of Georgia TV series State of Georgia TV series , 2011 TV series Ships CSS Georgia battery CSS Georgia battery , floating battery, commissioned 1863 CSS Georgia cruiser CSS Georgia cruiser , merchantman, commissioned 1863 SS Georgia SS Georgia , oil tanker, commissioned 1908 USS Georgia BB 15 USS Georgia BB 15 , battleship, commissioned 1906 ... more details
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Otheruses dablink For provinces within Christian churches, see Ecclesiastical province Tooshort date January 2011 Morefootnotes date January 2011 Refimprove date January 2011 A province is a territorial ... The English language English word province is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th century Old French province , which itself comes from the Latin word provincia , which referred to the sphere ... is from pro on behalf of and vincere to triumph or to take control of . Thus a province was a territory ... under Roman law . Geology In geology , the term province refers to a specific physiogeographic ... . History and culture In France , the expression en province still tends to mean outside the Paris region ... e.g., le de France province le de France , built around the early House of Capet Capetian royal ... the expression province is sometimes replaced by en r gion , r gion now being the term ... Braudel as the optimum size political unit in pre industrial Early Modern Europe . He asks, Was the province .... See Politics of Spain . While Serbia , the rump of former Yugoslavia , fought the separatists in the province ... , Chechnya and Kurdistan . Legal aspects In many federation s and confederation s, the province ... where the state or province is sovereign, such as the environment or health standards, agreements ... that alter the balance of powers. Though foreign affairs do not usually fall under a province ..., called a muhfazah , is usually translated as a governorate . In Poland , the equivalent of province ... In many countries, a province is a relatively small non constituent level of sub national government ... , often with a large territory. In China, a province is a sub national region within a unitary state this means that a province can be created or abolished by the central government. A province is a distinct ... and Chile , a province is an administrative sub division of a region , which is the first order ... and Prince Edward Island ndash have counties as administrative sub divisions. The Canadian province ... more details
Infobox Film name Georgia, Georgia image image size caption director Stig Bj rkman producer Jack Jordan writer Maya Angelou narrator starring Dirk Benedict music cinematography Andreas Bellis editing Sten G ran Camitz distributor released 1972 runtime 91 minutes country Film Sweden br Film US language English budget preceded by followed by Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 in film 1972 cinema of Sweden Swedish cinema of the United States American drama film directed by Stig Bj rkman . It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival . ref name imdb cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0068632 awards title IMDB.com Awards for Georgia, Georgia accessdate 2010 06 28 work imdb.com ref Cast Dirk Benedict Michael Winters Lars Erik Berenett Reception Clerk Stig Engstr m Lars James Thomas Finley Jr. Jack Roger Furman Herbert Thompson Minnie Gentry Mrs. Alberta Anderson Tina Hedstr m Waitress Randolph Henry Gus Diana Kj r Birgit Vibeke L kkeberg Guest Diana Sands Georgia Martin Artie Sheppard Scottie Terry Whitmore Bobo References reflist External links imdb title id 0068632 title Georgia, Georgia Category 1972 films Category American films Category Swedish films Category English language films Category 1970s drama films Category Films directed by Stig Bj rkman 1970s drama film stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia recognizes in honor of its Colonial history of the United States colonial founding as the Province of Georgia . On February 12, 1733, James Oglethorpe landed the first settler s in the Ann , at what was to become Georgia s first city and later the first List of capitals in the United States state capital , Savannah, Georgia Savannah . It is not a public holiday , but is mainly observed in school s and by some local civic group s for its historic importance to the state. U.S. Holidays Category February observances Category Georgia U.S. state culture GeorgiaUS stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The pound was the currency of Georgia U.S. state Georgia until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated. This was supplemented from 1735 with local paper money denominated in sterling, with 1 pound 20 shilling s 240 penny pence . The State of Georgia issued Continental currency denominated in sd and Spanish dollars , with 1 dollar 5 shillings. The continental currency was replaced by the U.S. dollar at the rate of 1000 continental dollars 1 U.S. dollar. See also Portal box State of Georgia Numismatics History of Georgia U.S. state Province of Georgia Pound currency DEFAULTSORT Georgia Pound Category Currencies of the Americas Category Historical currencies of the United States Category 1793 disestablishments Category Pre state history of Georgia U.S. state Category Economy of Georgia U.S. state Money unit stub GeorgiaUS stub ... more details
About the 1733 1879 military body of Georgia the current state military unit Georgia State Defense Force The Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1879 . It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia , the British colony that would become the state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia . One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish settlements in Florida and the British colonies to the north. For background, see the Yamasee War 1715 1717 . Three brigades of Georgia militia under the command of Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips engaged Union forces on November 22, 1864, near Macon, Georgia , in the Battle of Griswoldville , the first battle of Sherman s March to the Sea near the end of the American Civil War . References http www.hsgng.org pages origins.htm Article from the Journal of the Historical Society of the Georgia National Guard External links http dlg.galileo.usg.edu Digital Library of Georgia Category Military in Georgia U.S. state Category Georgia U.S. state militia GeorgiaUS stub US mil hist stub ... more details
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Infobox Province TR name Ardahan map Ardahan in Turkey.svg region Eastern Anatolia area 5,661 total population 105,454 tpop as of 2010 licence 75 area code 478 turkname Ardahan ili Ardahan Province lang tr Ardahan ili is a province in the north east of Turkey , at the very end of the country, where Turkey borders with Georgia country Georgia . The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan . Geography This is attractive open countryside which however spends many months of the year under snow. At this altitude temperatures on average reach 20 C and can drop below freezing all year round, including summer months. The local economy depends on farming and raising livestock. Until 1993 Ardahan was a district of the province of Kars Province Kars , becoming a province in its own right has meant more investment in infrastructure There are two crossing points into the Samtskhe Javakheti district of Georgia, one at Posof and the other currently closed at ld r . The Turkish military have a strong presence in this border district, another boost to the local economy. Population Ardahan is an impoverished area that since the 1950s has seen a large number of its people migrate to other parts of Turkey or abroad. The population declined from 170,000 people in 1990 to 119,000 in 2000. The population is 105,454 as of 2010. Ethnic groups in the region include, Turkish people , Georgian people Georgians , Kipchak people Kipchak Fact date May 2009 , Turkmen people Turkman Fact date May 2009 , Karapapaks ..., and in between conquests, it was a province of a Georgian Kingdom after whose paritition in the 1490s ... Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921, Ardahan was reclaimed by Turkey under the Treaty ... boost from 2000 onwards. Districts Ardahan province is divided into 6 Districts of Turkey districts ... Province clear Districts of Turkey provname Ardahan image Ardahan sortkey Ardahan coord 41 ... fr Ardahan province ko hy id Provinsi Ardahan os it Provincia di Ardahan ... more details
Infobox Province TR name Artvin map Artvin in Turkey.svg region Black Sea licence 08 total population 164,759 tpop as of 2010 area code 466 area 7436 turkname Artvin ili Artvin Province lang tr Artvin ili is a Provinces of Turkey province in Turkey , on the Black Sea coast in the north eastern corner of the country, on the border with Georgia country Georgia . The provincial capital is the city of Artvin . Geography File Artvin2.jpg thumb right 240px Artvin is an attractive area of steep valleys carved by the oruh River system, surrounded by high mountains up to 3900 m and forest with much national parkland including the Karag l Sahara, which contains the av at and Bor ka lakes. The weather ... and others at Bor ka and Muratl . In addition to the vast majority Turkish people ethnic Turks , the province ... Georgian people Georgians many of them descendants of Muslim families from Georgia who migrated ... the area in 1064 AD but after his death, it was briefly recaptured by the king of Georgia with the help ... independent Georgians. The Treaty of S vres of 1920 granted Georgia control over eastern Lazistan including Rize and Hopa. There were moves to incorporate Artvin into Georgia but a referendum was called in 1920, the nascent Democratic Republic of Georgia was unable to reclaim it s historical land ... Province with the districts of Ardanu , Arhavi, Artvin, Bor ka, Hopa Murgul, av at and Yusufeli ... Beyaz t zt rk Beyaz was from a village in Ardanu . Districts Artvin province is divided into 8 ... Yusufeli Sister cities flagicon Georgia Akhaltsikhe , Georgia country Georgia flagicon Morocco Casablanca , Morocco flagicon Georgia Batumi , Georgia country Georgia See also Arifana Kochari Tayk Tao Klarjeti List of populated places in Artvin Province References Reflist External links Commons category Artvin Province tr icon http www.artvin.gov.tr the provincial governorate en icon http www.turkeyforecast.com ... fr Artvin province gag Artvin ko hy id Provinsi Artvin ik Artvin ... more details
Punjab Province may refer to Punjab Province Pakistan current province in Pakistan Punjab Province British India former province of British India See also Punjab disambiguation geodis Category Province name disambiguation pages ... more details
Litoral Province may refer to Litoral Province Equatorial Guinea Litoral Province Bolivia See also Littoral Province Cameroon Littoral disambiguation Coastal Province geodis Category Province name disambiguation pages ... more details
Province was closely linked by trading and cultural exchange to other Native American cultures throughout ... and ceremonial purposes. ref http www.missionsanluis.org research history2.cfm Apalachee Province , Mission ... Christianity missions , they called this cultural area the Apalachee Province. Towns Anhaica was the capital of Apalachee Province, located near Myers Park in Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee . Lake ... more details
Barcelona Province may refer to Barcelona Province Spain Barcelona Province Gran Colombia 1520 1864 dab Category Province name disambiguation pages ... more details
Infobox Province TR name Ordu map Ordu in Turkey.svg region Black Sea licence 52 total population 719,183 tpop as of 2010 area code 452 area 6,001 turkname Ordu ili Ordu Province lang tr Ordu ili is a Provinces of Turkey province of Turkey , located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun Province Samsun to the northwest, Tokat Province Tokat to the southwest, Sivas Province Sivas to the south, and Giresun Province Giresun to the east. Its traffic code is 52. The capital of the province is the city of Ordu . Etymology Ordu means army in Turkish language Turkish but there are many speculations about the name s meaning. Geography Image Ordu findik.jpg thumb right 250px A typical Ordu farm house Ordu is a strip of Black Sea coast and the hills behind, historically an agricultural and fishing area and in recent years, tourism has seen an increase, mainly visitors from Russia and Georgia country Georgia , as Ordu boasts some of the best beaches, rivers, and lush, green mountains on the Black Sea coast. Walking in the high pastures is now a popular excusrion for Turkish holidaymakers. Ordu is famous for hazelnut s. Turkey as a whole produces about 70 percent of the world s hazelnuts, and over 50 percent of those come from Ordu. ref http www.fao.org DOCREP 003 X4484E x4484e03.htm Inventory Of Hazelnut Research, Germplasm And References Bot generated title ref The recent drop in hazelnut prices however have led farmers to supplement their income with honeybees. The higher altitudes are covered in forest. Melet river, Bolaman river, Fatsa river, Cevizdere stream, Curi stream and Ba dere stream are main rivers of the Ordu province and Gaga lake is the only lake of the city ... Turks live here and the province is home to a minority of Cheveneburi Georgians ref http www.chveneburi.net ... , Adapazar Sakarya or abroad. Districts Ordu province is divided into 19 Districts of Turkey districts ... Provinco Ordu eu Ordu probintzia fa fr Ordu province ko hy id Provinsi ... more details
Province of Armagh may refer to Province of Armagh Church of Ireland Province of Armagh Roman Catholic See also Ulster secular province whose territory corresponds roughly to that of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province disambig ... more details
was who was to appoint the governing officials the Lords Proprietors or the Sovereign. Georgia In 1732, a corporate charter for the Province of Georgia was carved out of South Carolina by King George ...no footnotes date June 2008 Infobox Former Country conventional long name Province of Carolina common ... date end p1 Colony of Virginia flag p1 Union flag 1606 28Kings Colors 29.svg s1 Province of North Carolina flag s1 Union flag 1606 28Kings Colors 29.svg s2 Province of South Carolina flag s2 Union flag ... deputy2 title deputy legislature Lords Proprietors The Province of Carolina , originally chartered ... informally by Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury , the Province of Carolina was controlled from 1663 to 1729 by these lords and their heirs. In 1691, dissent over the governance of the province ... in which the British government sought to locate and buy out the proprietors, both Province of North Carolina North and Province of South Carolina South Carolina became crown colony royal colonies in 1729 ... north to 31st parallel north 31 degrees north along the coast of present day Georgia U.S. state Georgia ... in other colonies for instance, John Berkeley and George Carteret held stakes in the Province of New ..., was the principal seat of government for the entire province. However, due to their remoteness from ... 1691, when Philip Ludwell was appointed governor of the entire province. From that time until 1708 .... During this period, the two halves of the province began increasingly to be known as North ... the Anglican church in the province, the people were unable to agree on a slate of elected officials ... of colonial governors of South Carolina Province of North Carolina Province of South Carolina References ... and Agreements of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, 1665 http avalon.law.yale.edu ... DEFAULTSORT Province Of Carolina Category Pre state history of North Carolina Category Pre state ... in 1663 Category 1729 disestablishments Category Colonial United States British Carolina, Province ... more details
Santiago Province may refer to Santiago Province, Chile Santiago Province, Dominican Republic Santiago Province may also refer to Santiago del Estero Province , Argentina Santiago de Cuba Province geodis Category Province name disambiguation pages ... more details
Infobox Province TR name Erzurum map Erzurum in Turkey.svg region Eastern Anatolia area 25,066 total ... ili Erzurum Province lang tr Erzurum ili is a Province of Turkey , in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars Province Kars and A r Province A r to the east, Mu Province Mu and Bing l Province Bing l to the south, Erzincan Province Erzincan and Bayburt Province Bayburt to the west, Rize Province Rize and Artvin Province Artvin to the north and Ardahan Province Ardahan to the northeast. The provincial capital is Erzurum . Districts File Erzurum districts.png left thumb 320px Map showing districts of Erzurum Province . Erzurum province is divided ... Pasinler Pazaryolu enkaya Tekman Tortum Uzundere td table Geography The surface area of the province of Erzurum is the fourth biggest in Turkey. The majority of the province is Elevation elevated ... Plains and Hasankale Plains. Continental climate rules in the province with long and harsh winters ... features of this province, occupying about 60 of the surface area, much of it fertile. Forested areas are small, mainly consisting of scots pine s and oak s. The eastern part of the province ..., and the northern part in the oruh River oruh basin. There are few natural lake s in the province ... in the province. History Known as Arzen , Erzen , and Karin historic Armenia Karin most of the province ... of Georgia Georgian s the latter knew the city as Karnu Kalaki ref name Rapp Rapp, Stephen H. 2003 ... Publishers, ISBN 90 429 1318 5 ref until 1201 when the city and the province was conquered by the Seljuk ... an administrative province of the Ilkhanate s, and after their fall, became part of the oban ... century, the province was threatened by Iran and a revolt by the province governor Abaza Mehmed ... War, 1877 1878 last Russo Turkish War in 1877. The province was the site of the major fighting during ... the Turkish War of Independence . It was declared a province of Turkey in 1924. Economy Approximately ... more details
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