↑Histories 4.38. Cf. James Rennell,The geographical system of Herodotus examined and explained, Volume 1, Rivington 1830,p. 244
↑Encyclopedia Britannica",Caucasus, June 2021: "One widely accepted scheme draws the dividing line along the crest of the Greater Caucasus range, putting the portion of the region north of the line in Europe and the portion south of it in Asia. Another puts the western portion of the Caucasus region in Europe and the eastern part (the bulk of Azerbaijan and small portions of Armenia, Georgia, and Russia's Caspian Sea coast) in Asia..."
↑Nana Bolashvili, Andreas Dittmann, Lorenz King, Vazha Neidze (eds.): ``National Atlas of Georgia``, 138 pages, Steiner Verlag, 2018,ISBN978-3-515-12057-9
↑Jones,Stephen(27 October 2020)."The establishment of Soviet power in Transcaucasia: The case of Georgia 1921–1928".Soviet Studies40(4): 627.doi:10.1080/09668138808411783.
↑"Constitution of Georgia", The Legislative Herald of Georgia, 29 June 2020, Article 1.1, 7.2, 45, 52 and 54,اصل کان 27 October 2023 تي آرڪائيو ٿيل, حاصل ڪيل 25 مارچ 2022۔
123As result of the2024 Georgian parliamentary election and the subsequentconstitutional crisis, key political positions and the legitimacy of Georgia's parliament have been disputed. Opposition forces have contested the legitimacy of Kavelashvili, and the outgoing presidentSalome Zourabichvili has claimed to continue to be legitimate president.[3][4][5] Also, international platforms have disputed the legitimacy of thede facto Georgian authorities after the 2024 elections, including theEuropean Parliament.[6]
