Gali
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town | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Abkhazia_Locator_map.svg)  Gali Gali &sq=&lang=&file=File:Georgia_location_map.svg) Gali Gali (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 41°44′E / 42.633°N 41.733°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Occupied by | Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Gali |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 7,605 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Gali (Georgian: გალი [ɡali] ; Abkhaz: Гал, Gal) is a town in Abkhazia[3] 77 km southeast of Sukhumi. It is the centre of Gali District and was in the United Nations security zone prior to the Russian veto of the UNOMIG Mission in 2009. As of 2011 the town has a population of 7 605 inhabitants.[4]
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 Bird's eye view of Gali [5] |
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Russian) Infos at ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru
- ^ 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.
- ^ Галский Район (2011 г.)
- ^ Photos by Patrick Perrier, 26.10.2008