Eshera

Eshera

ეშერა, Ешыра, Эшера
Eshera ეშერა, Ешыра, Эшера
Village
	Location in Abkhazia
	Eshera Location in Georgia
	Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°ECoordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°E
Country	Georgia (Abkhazia)
District	Sukhumi
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GET)

Eshera (Georgian: ეშერა; Abkhazian: Ешыра; Russian: Эшера) is a village in the Sukhumi district in Abkhazia,^[1] ]. It is a climatic-balneotherapeutic resort on the Black Sea coast, at the right side of Gumista river. Its altitude above sea level is around 30 m, the distance to Sukhumi is 16 km. Once a part of the Abkhazian ASSR of the Georgian SSR, Eshera is controlled by the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia since 1993.

The Abkhaz Census of 2011 reported that Eshera had a population of 2,141. The ethnic makeup was 40.9% Abkhaz, 40.8% Armenians and 10.9% Russians. Other minorities included Georgians (1.9%), Ukrainians (1.2%) and Greeks (0.6%).^[2]

The existence of Greek colonies are assumed in the vicinity of the Eshera. ^[3] In addition, many fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village.^[4]

Vladislav Ardzinba was born in Eshera.

Sources[]

Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, T. 4, p. 257-258, Tbilisi., 1979.

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^ ^a ^b Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
^ "Сухумский район 2011".
^ Kakhidze, Amiran (2005). "Athens and the Black Sea Area in the Late Archaic and Classical Periods". Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité.
^ Settlements and Necropoleis of the Black Sea and its Hinterland in Antiquity, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Sümer Atasoy, p.27

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[status-1] Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.

[2] "Сухумский район 2011".

[3] Kakhidze, Amiran (2005). "Athens and the Black Sea Area in the Late Archaic and Classical Periods". Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité.

[4] Settlements and Necropoleis of the Black Sea and its Hinterland in Antiquity, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Sümer Atasoy, p.27

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Eshera ეშერა, Ешыра, Эшера
Village

Location in Abkhazia
Eshera Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°E / 43.04056; 40.93583Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°E / 43.04056; 40.93583
Country	Georgia (Abkhazia^[1])
District	Sukhumi
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GET)

Eshera

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