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| Kodori Valley | |
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| Georgian: კოდორის ხეობა, Abkhaz: Кәыдырҭа | |
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| Geography | |
| Internationally recognised country | Georgia |
| Partially recognised state | Abkhazia[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°06′N 41°48′E / 43.1°N 41.8°E |
The Kodori Valley, also known as the Kodori Gorge (Georgian: კოდორის ხეობა, Abkhaz: Кәыдырҭа, romanized: Kwydyrta), is a river valley in Abkhazia, Georgia's breakaway autonomous republic. The valley's upper part, populated by Svans, was the only corner of the post-1993 Abkhazia directly controlled by the central Georgian government, which since 2006 officially styles the area as Upper Abkhazia (Geo. ზემო აფხაზეთი, Zemo Apkhazeti). On August 12, 2008, Russo–Abkhazian forces gained control of the Upper Kodori Valley, previously controlled by Georgia.[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Abkhazia says it controls most of Kodori Valley". Trend News. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008.