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CORSICA
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CORSICA

Che Tosco March 23, 2025

The name Corsica , when viewed through the etymological lens of the Between Two Iberias project, invites a striking comparison with Lazica , the ancient Kartv…

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ZOUAVE
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ZOUAVE

Che Tosco March 22, 2025

"Zouave" is a French infantryman of the colonial (North African) troops. Named so after one of the Kabyle tribes (indigenous Berber population Algeri…

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PTOLEMY'S TOPONYMS AS GEORGIAN SURNAMES' ROOTS: AFRICA
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PTOLEMY'S TOPONYMS AS GEORGIAN SURNAMES' ROOTS: AFRICA

Che Tosco March 14, 2025

Abdira – Abdirashvili Vasana – Vasanashvili Galiba – Galibashvili Gerba – Gerbashvili Dulia – Duliashvili Durga – Durgashvili Karaga – Karagashvili Longa – Lon…

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TARTESSOS
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TARTESSOS

Che Tosco March 10, 2025

One of history’s greatest enigmas, which has perplexed researchers for over 2,500 years, may finally have been unraveled: the mysterious Tartessos , a toponym …

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MUZATA
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MUZATA

Che Tosco March 06, 2025

The third Berber tribe mentioned by Ibn Khordadbekh, besides Zanat and Lubat, was the Muzata tribe. Not only does the name seem to be a Zan "-at"-to…

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MACUREBII
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MACUREBII

Che Tosco March 06, 2025

The Makurebi tribe inland from the present-day Tunisian coast is mentioned by both Pliny and Ptolemy. The word "makurebi" is, firstly, a remarkable …

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MAURITANIA TINGITANA
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MAURITANIA TINGITANA

Che Tosco March 06, 2025

In the name of the Roman province, the second word is also clearly of Kartvelian origin. The adjective contains the toponym "Tingeti" ("country…

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MAURITANIA
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MAURITANIA

Che Tosco March 06, 2025

The word "Mauritania" also contains the Kartvelian suffix "-et": "Mauretani" <– "Maureti" ("land of the mauri&q…

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LUWA
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LUWA

Che Tosco March 05, 2025

Ibn Khaldun in his "History of Ibn Khaldun" says that the name of the Berber tribe of Lwatae, from which the name Libya is believed to have originate…

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LUBATA
lubes

LUBATA

Che Tosco March 05, 2025

In addition to the Berber tribes Zanata and Muzata, the Arab historian ibn Khordadbekh also mentions in his book the tribe Lubata, whose name undoubtedly inclu…

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LASIKA
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LASIKA

Che Tosco March 05, 2025

Everyone knows that Colchis, also known as Egrisi, or Lazistan, the land of the Zans - Megrelians and Laz, bore this name at the turn of the eras. But no one …

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ZANATA, MUZATA, LUBATA
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ZANATA, MUZATA, LUBATA

Che Tosco March 04, 2025

The 9th century Arab writer Ibn Khordadbekh, who wrote about the Berbers, mentions such Berber tribes as Zanata, Lubata and Muzata. According to Klimov (more …

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GETULI
berber

GETULI

Che Tosco March 04, 2025

Once again, a Kartvelian adjective ending in "-uli" is mistakenly perceived as the plural ending. This time, it is about the Gaetuli, a tribe in Nort…

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