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Labra (Armenian: Լաբրա, Abkhaz: Лабра, Georgian: ლაბრა) is a village in Ochamchira district, Abkhazia.^[1] It is populated predominantly by Hamshen Armenians who founded the village in 1890 after emigration from Ordu in the Ottoman Empire.^[2]

In February and March 1993, during the Georgian-Abkhazian war, Labra was looted and destroyed by Georgian forces, who subjected inhabitants to torture, rape and murder.^[3]^[4]^[2]^{[unreliable source?]} These and similar events in other villages convinced the Armenian population of Gagra District, who had resolved to stay neutral, to join the Abkhazian side of the war, forming the Bagramyan Battalion.^[3]^[4]^{[unreliable source?]}

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^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ ^a ^b Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory, AGBU, 1 November 2004 Template:Wayback
^ ^a ^b Amshentsi, Lavrenti (11 November 2002). "Армянский акцент грузино-абхазского конфликта". GazetaSNG. Archived from the original on 20 May 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Studenikin, Alexander (2002). "Roots of the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz Armed Conflict". Eksport Vooruzheniy (6). Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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[1] The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[AGBU-2] Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory, AGBU, 1 November 2004 Template:Wayback

[gsng38699-3] Amshentsi, Lavrenti (11 November 2002). "Армянский акцент грузино-абхазского конфликта". GazetaSNG. Archived from the original on 20 May 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[studenikin02-4] Studenikin, Alexander (2002). "Roots of the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz Armed Conflict". Eksport Vooruzheniy (6). Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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-'''Labra''' ({{lang-hy|Լաբրա}}, {{lang-ab|Лабра}}, {{lang-ka|ლაბრა }}) is a village in [[Ochamchira district]], [[Abkhazia]].<ref>{{Abkhazia-note}}</ref> It is populated predominantly by [[Armenians in Abkhazia|Hamshen Armenians]] who founded the village in 1890 after emigration from [[Ordu]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name=AGBU>[http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=159 Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory], AGBU, 1 November 2004</ref>{{deadlink|date=February 2016}}
+'''Labra''' ({{lang-hy|Լաբրա}}, {{lang-ab|Лабра}}, {{lang-ka|ლაბრა }}) is a village in [[Ochamchira district]], [[Abkhazia]].<ref>{{Abkhazia-note}}</ref> It is populated predominantly by [[Armenians in Abkhazia|Hamshen Armenians]] who founded the village in 1890 after emigration from [[Ordu]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name=AGBU>[http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=159 Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory], AGBU, 1 November 2004 {{wayback|url=http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=159 |date=20071017232803 }}</ref>
 In February and March 1993, during the [[War in Abkhazia (1992–93)|Georgian-Abkhazian war]], Labra was looted and destroyed by Georgian forces, who subjected inhabitants to torture, rape and murder.<ref name="gsng38699">{{cite news|last1=Amshentsi|first1=Lavrenti|title=Армянский акцент грузино-абхазского конфликта|url=http://www.gazetasng.ru/article.cgi?id=38699|accessdate=28 February 2016|agency=GazetaSNG|date=11 November 2002|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030520053137/http://www.gazetasng.ru/article.cgi?id=38699|archivedate=20 May 2003}}</ref><ref name="studenikin02">{{cite journal|last1=Studenikin|first1=Alexander|title=Roots of the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz Armed Conflict|journal=Eksport Vooruzheniy|date=2002|issue=6|url=http://mdb.cast.ru/mdb/6-2002/ac/rgaac/|accessdate=28 February 2016}}</ref><ref name=AGBU/>{{reliable|date=February 2016}} These and similar events in other villages convinced the Armenian population of [[Gagra District]], who had resolved to stay neutral, to join the Abkhazian side of the war, forming the [[Bagramyan Battalion]].<ref name="gsng38699"/><ref name="studenikin02"/>{{reliable|date=February 2016}}

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