Sukhumi
Sukhumi or Sokhumi (Georgian: სოხუმი) is the capital and largest city of the breakaway independent state of Abkhazia.
City | |
 | |
 Seal | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′12″N 41°00′55″E / 43.00333°N 41.01528°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Partially recognized state | Abkhazia[1] |
| Settled | 6th century BC |
| City Status | 1848 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adgur Kharazia |
| 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 |
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.
Sukhumi 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.
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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.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.
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
