The Georgians or Kartvelians ( [ ქართველები , tr ] ) are a nation and ethnic group who constitute a majority of the population in Georgia . Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian and Iberian civilizations . There are also small Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities in Tbilisi and Adjara , as well as a significant number of irreligious Georgians .
Georgians arose from an ancient kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea and they are significant.