Bzyb (village)
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| Bzyb Бзыҧ (Abkhaz) ბზიფი (Georgian) |
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| — Urban-type settlement and municipality — | |
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 Bzyb
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| Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°ECoordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| District | Gagra |
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| • Mayor | Tamaz Leiba[gcity 1] |
| • Deputy Mayor | Alla Grigolia[gcity 1] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
Bzyb (Abkhaz: Бзыҧ, Bzyph, Georgian: ბზიფი, Russian: Бзыбь) is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra district of Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia next to the river Bzyb. There is a 10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby.[citation needed] The town became less important when the fortress was destroyed and the town passed into the control of the House of Inal-Ipa, which perhaps branched off around 1730 from the Abkhaz royal house the Chachba.[citation needed]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
References[edit]
Gagra District Administration[edit]
- ^ a b "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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