Subdivisions 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.
Districts of Abkhazia
Towns of Abkhazia
- Gagra
- Gali
- Gudauta
- New Athos
- Ochamchira
- Pitsunda (since 2007)[1]
- Sukhumi
- Tkvarcheli
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
- ^ Lenta.ru, Абхазский курорт Пицунда превратился в город (Abkhazian resort Pitsunda became a city), 10.02.2007
- ^ Археогия и этнография Абхазии, http://kolhida.ru
- ^ Constitution_of_Abkhazia Template:En icon
- ^ President of Abkhazia official site, Конституция Республики Абхазия Template:Ru icon
- ^ 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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