Islam in Georgia (country)
Islam in Georgia was introduced in 654 when an army sent by the Third Caliph of Islam, Uthman, conquered Eastern Georgia and established Muslim rule in Tbilisi. Currently, Muslims constitute approximately 9.9% of the Georgian population. According to other sources, Muslims constitute 10-11% of Georgia's population.
Central Mosque in Tbilisi
Rostom of Kartli, a Muslim Georgian ruler of the 17th century appointed by the Iranian Safavids.
Botanical Street and Sunnite Mosque. Middle of 1880
Batumi, historically Batum or Batoum, is the second-largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest, 20 kilometers north of the border with Turkey. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of the Caucasus. Much of Batumi's economy revolves around tourism and gambling, but the city is also an important seaport and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing and light manufacturing. Since 2010, Batumi has been transformed by the construction of modern high-rise buildings, as well as the restoration of classical 19th-century edifices lining its historic Old Town.
Image: View of Batumi skyline from the Botanical Garden (cropped)
Image: USS Oak Hill, 26th MEU Marines Visit Batumi, Georgia (40817303032)
Image: A fountain on the boulevard
Image: Batumi Port