Kodori (village)

	Kodori (village) Kodori or Kodor may refer to one of the following entities: * Kodori (village), a village in eastern Abkhazia Kodori (river), the second largest river of Abkhazia Kodori Valley, the valley through which the river Kodori flows 2001 Kodori crisis, a confrontation in the Kodori Valley between Georgians and Abkhazians Battle of the Kodori Valley, a military operation of 2008 during the Russo-Georgian War * ''Kodor'', the Hungarian name for Codor village, Jichișu de Jos Jichișu de Jos (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor (''Kodor''), Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus (''Felsőgyékényes''), Șigău (''Sajgó''), and Tărpiu (''Szekerestörpény''). The ... Commune, Cluj County, Romania {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It covers and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi. The political status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Abkhazia conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. Abkhazia has been International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, recognised as an independent state only by 5 states: Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria. Georgia (country), Georgia and other countries consider Abkhazia as a Georgia's sovereign territory.Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, .Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. . Lacking effective control over the Abkhazian territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kodori (river) The Kodori ( ka, კოდორი; ) is one of the two longest rivers of Abkhazia, along with the Bzyb. It is formed by the joining of the rivers Sakeni and Gvandra. The Kodori is first among Abkhazia's rivers with respect to average annual discharge at and drainage basin area at . It is second after the Bzyb with respect to length at when combined with the Sakeni. See also Kodori Valley , , photo = , photo_caption = , map = Caucasus mountains#Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia , map_image = , map_caption = , location = , country_type = Internationally recognised ... for the valley through which the Kodori flows. References Caucasus Rivers of Abkhazia Rivers of Georgia (country) Tributaries of the Black Sea {{Abkhazia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	2001 Kodori Crisis The 2001 Kodori crisis was a confrontation in the Kodori Valley, Abkhazia, in October 2001 between Georgians (who were supported by ethnic Chechen fighters) and Abkhaz forces. The fighting resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people. Timeline On October 4, 2001, a group of Chechen and Georgian fighters led by the commander Ruslan Gelayev entered the gorge from the Georgian side and attacked the village Giorgievskoe. Then, on October 8, 2001, a helicopter carrying United Nations observers was shot down over Kodori, killing nine. Aftermath The crisis was largely neglected by the world media, which was focused on the concurrent US attack on Afghanistan. On 5 August 2004, Valery Chkhetiani, one of the Georgian fighters captured by Abkhaz forces, suffered a stroke during a walk and was brought to a hospital, where he died two days later, on 7 August. Chkhetiani, a resident of Kutaisi Kutaisi ( ; ka, ქუთაისი ) is a city in the Imereti region of the Georgia (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Battle Of The Kodori Valley The Battle of the Kodori Valley was a military operation during the Russo-Georgian War in the Upper Kodori Valley of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It was the only part of Abkhazia under Georgian control before this military conflict. On 9 August 2008, the Abkhaz military, with support by Russian forces, launched an operation to remove the remaining Georgian troops from the disputed gorge. After three days, the Georgian military left the Upper Kodori Valley. Abkhaz and Russian army mobilization On 8 August 2008, Ella Polyakova, chairman of Soldiers' Mothers of Petersburg NGO, reported that she had spoken with deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District Ruslan Nekhai who was in Kodori Gorge for "collecting the plants". The CIS peacekeepers deterred initial Abkhaz attempts to deploy military to the border area with Georgia. Russian ships were deployed to the Black Sea coast of Georgia with the aim of enforcing blockade. According to the Russian Navy, the Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]