Tkvarcheli
ტყვარჩელი, Тҟəарчал, Ткварчели Tqvarcheli, Tqwarchal, Tkvarcheli | |
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 Aerial view of the town | |
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  Tkvarcheli | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′N 41°41′E / 42.850°N 41.683°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Tkvarcheli |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,013 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:00 |
Tkvarcheli (Georgian: ტყვარჩელი [tʼqʼʷaɾtʃʰeli] ; Abkhaz: Тҟəарчал, Tqwarchal; Ткуарчал (Tkuarchal) Russian: Ткварчели, Tkvarcheli) is a town in Abkhazia.[note 1] It is situated on the river Ghalidzga (Aaldzga) and a railway connects it with Ochamchire. Akarmara, an area within the town, is a ghost town with abandoned apartments and factories which became uninhabited in the early 1990s due to the War in Abkhazia (1992-1993), and is home to just 35 residents today.[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.
- ^ Inal Khashig Tkuarchal, Abkhazia – a former coal capital trying to survive 05.09.2020 JAMnews
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