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Samurzakanians
Samurzakanians (russian: link=no, Самурзаканцы, ka, სამურზაყანოელები, ab, Myrzaҟanaa ) — a term for the inhabitants of Samurzakano (modern Gali Municipality, Gali, Tkvarcheli District, Tkvarcheli and partially Ochamchire Municipality, Ochamchire districts) that arose within the Principality of Abkhazia, Abkhazian princedom''Соловьева, Л.'' Субэтноним самурзаканцы: возникновение, история, современность. — 2010. and got widely used in the official documents of Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries, in fact transforming it into an ethnonym. In many ways, this identity was imposed from the government which was facilitated by the administrative policy of the Russian state. Samurzakano was an ethnical contact zone located between the Enguri and Ghalidzga rivers, where already in the 18th century a mixed Abkhazians, Abkhaz-Georgians, Georgian (Abkhaz-Mingrelians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurzakano
Samurzakano ( ka, სამურზაყანო, ''Samurzak'ano'', ''Samurzaqano'') is a historical region in southeastern Abkhazia, in western Georgia.''Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia'', v. 9, p. 37, Tb., 1985. Populated by Samurzakanians. History Samurzakano was established as a fief of one of the branches of the Chachba family in the early 18th century. It included the territory of the contemporary Gal district and part of Ochamchira district. The ''Georgian Soviet Encyclopaedia'' wrote "in 1705 three brothers of the Abkhazian ruling family, surnamed Chachba (in Georgian Shervashidze) divided up their territory, one taking the north (from Gagra Gagra ( ka, გაგრა; Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular he ... to the R. Kodor), the second the central Abzhywa region (from the Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samegrelo 15-18 Cc GSE Map
Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians, a subgroup of Georgians. Geography and climate Mingrelia is bordered by the secessionist region of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west. Administratively, the historic province of Mingrelia is incorporated joined with the northern part of the neighboring mountainous province of Svaneti Svaneti or Svanetia (Suania in ancient sources; ka, სვანეთი ) is a historic province in the northwestern part of Georgia. It is inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians. Geography Situated on the southern slop ... to form the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, the capital of which is Mingrelia's main city, Zugdidi.Tim Burford As it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
