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Saingilo (საინგილო in Georgian) was a historic part of Georgia (Kingdom of Iberia) from ancient time. In 1921, after the occupation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia by the Bolshevik Russias red army, it was put under Azerbaijan SSR by the central communist government in Moscow. Nowadays there are Georgians - Ingilos (ინგილოები in Georgian) living in this region of Azerbaijan (districts of Kakhi, Belakani (Belokani) and Zakatala). Ingilos (more than 50,000) are ethnic Georgians, ethnographic group of Georgian people.

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