- of the north-eastern part of Heret-Kakheti: "But they are
called Pshav Khevsur, who
previously were
called Pkhoelni". The
Kists bordering Khevsureti still...
- land of valleys) is a historical-ethnographic
region in
eastern Georgia.
Khevsurs are the
branch of
Kartvelian (Georgian)
people located along both the northern...
- but the
clothing used to be
called talavari which is now
known as the
Khevsur chokha.
Azerbaijanis either call the
caftan a
chukha or
chuxa or arkhalig...
- and
noblemen ("The
Three Townsmen", 1893; "The
Sleeping Khevsur", 1898; "The
Drunk Khevsur", 1899; "A Kurd", 1903–1909; "The
Three Generals", 1910; etc...
- in pre-marital relationships,
termed as "sc'orproba(სწორპრობა)," was a
Khevsur custom.
During the night, a
young couple may lie
together with a Khanjali...
-
Imerkhevian (in Turkey), Kartlian, Kakhetian,
Ingilo (in Azerbaijan), Tush,
Khevsur, Mokhevian, Pshavian,
Fereydan dialect in Iran in
Fereydunshahr and Fereydan...
- Murqvamoba,
celebrated regularly until recent times among the Pshavs,
Khevsurs,
Svans and
other mountain Georgian tribes. The
curious ithyphallic figurines...
- the
Academy of
Sciences of the
Soviet Union — a Papuan, a
Kazakh and a
Khevsur Caucasian — and
performed numerous forensic reconstructions for the NKVD...
-
speak a
dialect of
Georgian close to that
spoken by
their neighbours, the
Khevsurs.
Nominally Georgian Orthodox, the
Pshavs have, however, like
other mountain...
-
remain in Pankisi,
Tusheti and Kakheti. To this day, the
Kists worship the
Khevsur sacred places (jvari) and make
sacrifices to the
Anatori jvari near the...
