Iberia (disambiguation)

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Iberia, in its most common meaning, refers to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. In history, it was also used to refer to anything pertaining to the former Kingdom of Iberia, an exonym for the Georgian kingdom of Kartli
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Iberia may also refer to:

Historical monarchies and regions

  • Kingdom of Iberia (c. 302 BC–580 AD), an ancient Georgian kingdom
  • Christianization of Iberia (c. 319), process of christianization of the Georgian kingdom
  • Sasanian Iberia (523–626/627 AD), the eastern parts of Caucasian Georgia under direct Sasanian rule
  • Principality of Iberia (580–880 AD), in early medieval Caucasian Georgia
  • Kingdom of the Iberians (888–1008), a Georgian monarchy concentrated on historical lands of Tao and Klarjeti
  • Iberia, Byzantine Empire
    (c. 1000–1074 AD), an administrative and military unit of the Byzantine Empire carved out of several Georgian lands

Modern places

Arts and entertainment

Sports

  • Deportes Iberia, a Chilean football club based in Los Ángeles
  • Iberia SC, a former Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon

Transportation

See also