Mokvi

Mokvi
Abkhaz: Мықә, Georgian: მოქვი
Village
Mokvi Cathedral
Mokvi is located in Abkhazia
Mokvi
Mokvi
Location in Georgia
Mokvi is located in Georgia
Mokvi
Mokvi
Mokvi (Georgia)
Coordinates: 42°50′16″N 41°29′28″E / 42.83778°N 41.49111°E / 42.83778; 41.49111
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country
 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictOchamchira
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total939
Time zoneUTC+3/+4 (MSK/GET)

Mokvi (Abkhaz: Мықә; Georgian: მოქვი) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia. Located on the Mokvi river. Its elevation above sea level is around 130 m, the distance to Ochamchire is 17 km. As of 2011 the population was 939.[2] Mokvi is home to the built in 10th century by Abkhazian king Leon III.[3]

  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.
  2. ^ "Очамчырский район 2011".
  3. ^ Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 7, p. 148, Tbilisi, 1984.