Proper nounSingular Abkhazia Plural - Abkhazia Derived termsItalianItalian Wikipedia has an article on: AbkhaziaProper nounAbkhazia f. Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны Apsny, Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apkhazeti, Russian: Абха́зия Abkhazia) is a political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus whose status is disputed. It considers itself an independent state (the Republic of Abkhazia). This is recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, South Ossetia and Transnistria (the last two are entities with a limited recognition). The Georgian government and most of the world consider Abkhazia a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic (Georgian: აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა, apkhazetis avt'onomiuri resp'ublik'a, Abkhaz: Аҧснытәи Автономтәи Республика, Apsnitwi Avtonomtwi Respublika), whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia passed a resolution declaring Abkhazia a "Russian-occupied territory". The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict. The wider region formed part of the Soviet Union until 1991. As the Soviet Union began to disintegrate towards the end of the 1980s, ethnic tensions grew between Abkhaz and Georgians over Georgia's moves towards independence. This led to the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia that resulted in a Georgian military defeat, de facto independence of Abkhazia and the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population from Abkhazia. In spite of the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations the status dispute has not been resolved, and despite the long-term presence of a United Nations monitoring force and a Russian-dominated CIS peacekeeping operation, the conflict has again flared up on several occasions. In August 2008, the sides again fought during the South Ossetia war, which was followed by the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 cease fire agreement and the termination of the UN and CIS missions. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  abkhaziatoday.blogspot.com AP ue, 20 Jul 2010 15:11:00 GM By Patricia Mouamar - July 20, LEBANON - Children from Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina and . Abkhazia. met to celebrate their vision of peace and learn from each other's experiences during World Vision's first regional children and youth ...  oniondomesandoligarchs.blogspot.com Graham Dumas Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GM After all, political leaders in Moscow have frequently (and threateningly) cited Kosovo as a precedent for the independence of . Abkhazia. and South Ossetia, despite the obvious and numerous differences between these cases. ... abkhaziatoday.blogspot.com AP Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:31:00 GM July 7, SUKHUM, . Abkhazia. -- Work with Abkhaz Diasporas in Turkey, Syria and Western European countries, establishment of strong contacts with cultural organizations of compatriots, creation of favorable conditions for their repatriation ... From Google Blog Search: "Abkhazia" See also:
 messenger.com.ge Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:27:29 GMT+00:00 de facto PM hopeful for Kosovo precedent Messenger.ge This [the conclusion] gives the arguments of the Abkhazian side more weight, Apsnypress quoted Shamba as saying. However the de facto Prime Minister said ... Peter Semneby: The International court's ruling on Kosovo will have no impact ... APA  itar-tass.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:32:56 GMT+00:00 celebrates the National Flag Day on Friday ITAR-TASS The law adopted on July 23, 2007, defined the national flag as a state symbol of Abkhazia . Flowers were laid to the Ardzinba grave in the Eshera village in ...  reliefweb.int Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:18:02 GMT+00:00 ReliefWeb (press release) ... most affected by the consequences of conflict, especially in the Georgian Tbilisi-administered Territories of Shida-Kartli, Samegrelo and Abkhazia . ... From Google News Search: "Abkhazia" From Yahoo Image Search: "Abkhazia" Should Abkhazia and South Ossetia be a part of Russia or Georgia? Q. Should Abkhazia and South Ossetia be a part of Russia or Georgia? Asked by My Religion Is Bigger than Yours - Thu Jul 17 12:28:00 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. They are within internationally recognized borders of Georgia both historically and as per current international law. There are about 80 thousand Abkhaz and even less South Ossetians. If every ethnic group of such a scale starts claiming independence the number of states will easily grow to a dozen of thousands versus current couple of hundreds. Moreover, there are substantial minority groups within those entities including Georgians themselves as much as 30% in Abkhazia and 60% in South Ossetia. They have all the rights to take part in deciding the future of those entities. Most of Abkhazia pre war population was Georgian and had to flee the region due to ethnic cleansings. Deciding the future of Abkhazia without considering their opinion… [cont.] Answered by Alexander - Fri Jul 18 12:12:23 2008 Is Abkhazia a Christian or a Muslim country? Q. Most sources claim that Christians are a majority in this country...yet why do Muslims sympathize with it very deeply? Why did Shamil Basaev fight for Abkhazia's independence? I've also read that the top commanding generals of the Abkhaz; like Iysuph Soslanbekov and Musa Shanibov (not to mention Basaev) were Muslims...yet it seems that the political leadership; like Vladislav Ardzinba and Raul Khajimba were Christians!!? Actually, I'm really confused. Can anyone give me an accurate answer?? Asked by James Dean - Tue Aug 21 00:04:28 2007 - - 2 Answers - 5 Comments A. Well the entire region is a melting pot of many numerous tribes and people that most people outside of the Caususus region have never heard of. Abkhazia is overwhelmingly Christian, about 3/4, with the rest Sunni muslim. As far as the details of why people fought for who let me give this a shot. Abkhazia, like South Ossetia, are "break away" republics of Georgia. Internationaly they are still considered part of Georgia and not countries in of themselves. This will however change if Kosovo is granted independence in which then the Russians will respond by recognizing both break away republics as independent as well. The main problem starts and ends with Georgia breaking away from Russia and the different alliances the various peoples… [cont.] Answered by casimir2121 - Tue Aug 21 00:53:31 2007 The deepest cave is Voronya in Abkhazia, Georgia 2140meters?
Q. What would that be in feet? Can't find my meters chart. How do I figure that into feet? Asked by unknown - Tue Nov 14 16:44:37 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Just type "2140 meters in feet" in google: 7021 feet Answered by QFL 24-7 - Tue Nov 14 16:54:17 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Abkhazia" |
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