Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

Administrative divisions of Abkhazia

In Soviet times, the Abkhazian ASSR was divided into 6 raions (districts) named after their respective capitals: Gagra, Gudauta, Sukhumi, Ochamchira, Gulripsh and Gali.

The administrative divisions of the Republic of Abkhazia (international status disputed) have stayed the same, with one exception: in 1995 a new raion was created around the town of Tkvarcheli from parts of the Ochamchira and Gali raions.

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Districts of Abkhazia

Districts of Abkhazia

Towns of Abkhazia

Map of Abkhazia

Urban settlements of Abkhazia

Historic regions of Abkhazia

Abkhazia has traditionally been divided into several historical regions[2] (they roughly correspond to modern districts that are given in parentheses):

  • Sadzen (Gagra district and Sochi region which is now in Russia)
  • Bzyb (Gudauta district)
  • Gumaa (Sukhumi district)
  • Abzhywa (Ochamchira and partly Tkvarcheli districts)
  • Samurzakan (Gali and partly Tkvarcheli district)
  • Dal-Tsabal (Gulripsh district)

These are the regions mentioned in the Abkhazian Constitution of 1994[3][4]. According to the popular (but erroneous[5]) belief the seven stripes of the Abkhazian flag correspond to the seven historical regions of the country, the seventh one being Pskhu-Aibga.

References

  1. ^ Lenta.ru, Абхазский курорт Пицунда превратился в город (Abkhazian resort Pitsunda became a city), 10.02.2007
  2. ^ Археогия и этнография Абхазии, http://kolhida.ru
  3. ^ Constitution_of_Abkhazia (English)
  4. ^ President of Abkhazia official site, Конституция Республики Абхазия (Russian)
  5. ^ Аргун Ю.Г. (Argun Yu. G.), О Государственном флаге (On the state flag (XLVIII итоговая научная сессия (11-13 мая). тезисы докладов. - Сухум: АбИГИ, 2004, с. 3-4)



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