Sokhumi

სოხუმიcode: ka is deprecated (Georgian)
Аҟәаcode: ab is deprecated (Abkhaz)
Сухум(и)code: ru is deprecated (Russian)
სოხუმი (Georgian); Аҟәа (Abkhaz); Сухум(и) (Russian)
City
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	Coordinates: 43°00′12″N 41°00′55″E / 43.00333°N 41.01528°E
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized state	Abkhazia
Settled	6th century BC
City Status	1848
Government
• Mayor	Beslan Eshba
Area
• Total	27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Highest elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	62,914
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code	384900
Vehicle registration	ABH

Sokhumi or Sukhumi (Georgian: სოხუმიcode: ka is deprecated ) is the capital and largest city of the breakaway independent state of Abkhazia.

Sokhumi was a multi-ethnic city. The people were Georgians, Abkhazians (Apsuans), Russians, Turks, Armenians and Greeks during Soviet Rule. During the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Georgians in Abkhazia were forced to leave. Most Greeks have also left.

Sokhumi Media

COLCHIS. Dioscurias. Late 2nd Century BC. Æ 15mm (2.06 gm). Two pilei surmounted by stars / Thyrsos, ΔΙΟΣ ΚΟΥΡΙΑ ΔΟΣ
The Sohum-Kale fort in the early 19th century.
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
On quay.Sukhum. Abkhazia
Sukhumi in 1912. Early color photo by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
Medieval bridge over the Besletka river known as the Queen Tamar Bridge.
Building of railway Station Sukhumi

References

↑ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
↑ п╫п╟я│п╣п╩п╣п╫п╦п╣ п╟п╠я┘п╟п╥п╦п╦Ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

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[1] Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.

[2] п╫п╟я│п╣п╩п╣п╫п╦п╣ п╟п╠я┘п╟п╥п╦п╦Ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

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v t e Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
Districts	Gagra Gali Gudauta Gulripshi Ochamchira Sukhumi Tkvarcheli
Cities	Sukhumi
Towns	Gagra Gali Gudauta New Athos Ochamchira Pitsunda Tkvarcheli
Other settlements	Adzyubzha Avadhara Bedia Bzyb Chkhalta Chuburkhindji Gulripsh Guma Gyachrypsh Ilori Kvemo Barghebi Labra Lykhny Myussera Pskhu Psou Tsandryphsh
See also: Administrative divisions of Georgia

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სოხუმიcode: ka is deprecated (Georgian) Аҟәаcode: ab is deprecated (Abkhaz) Сухум(и)code: ru is deprecated (Russian)
City

Seal
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Abkhazia" does not exist.
Coordinates: 43°00′12″N 41°00′55″E / 43.00333°N 41.01528°E / 43.00333; 41.01528
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized state	Abkhazia^[1]
Settled	6th century BC
City Status	1848
Government
• Mayor	Beslan Eshba
Area
• Total	27 km² (10 sq mi)
Highest elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	62,914 ^[2]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code	384900
Vehicle registration	ABH