Gantiadi
Gantiadi
განთიადი (in Georgian) Цандрыҧшь (in Abkhazian) Tsandrypsh | |
|---|---|
 Basilica in Gantiadi (6th century AD) | |
 Location in Abkhazia | |
  Gantiadi Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′N 40°05′E / 43.367°N 40.083°ECoordinates: 43°22′N 40°05′E / 43.367°N 40.083°E | |
| Country | Georgia (Abkhazia[note 1]) |
| District | Gagra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | [1] |
| • First Deputy Mayor | [1] |
| • Second Deputy Mayor | [1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,170 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი [gɑntʰiɑdi] (
listen); Russian: Гантиади) or Tsandryphsh (Abkhazian: Цандрыҧшь; Russian: Цандрыпш), is an urban-type settlement on the Black Sea coast in Georgia, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia,[note 1] 5 km from the Russian border.
Name[]
Gantiadi in historical times, was known as Sauchi (Russian: Саучи). Then, until 1944 as Yermolov, after the Russian general Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov. From 1944 until 1991, the settlement was known as Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი, Russian: Гантиади), from the Georgian word for Dawn. After the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, Gantiadi was renamed as Tsandrypsh by the de facto government, but the name Gantiadi is still used informally among Abkhazians and widely in other languages.[2] The name Tsandrypsh derives from the princely family Tsanba.
History[]
Gantiadi is said to have been the historical capital of the principality of before the 6th century AD. It later became the capital of Sadzen.[2]
Demographics[]
In 2011, Gantiadi had a population of 5,170. Of these, 55.9% were Armenians, 19.6% Abkhaz, 18.4% Russians, 1.2% Ukrainians, 0.9% Georgians and 0.7% Greeks.[3]
Main sights[]
Tsandryphsh houses a 6th-century Georgian Christian church.[4] A personal residence of Joseph Stalin is also located here.[citation needed]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pashkov, O.V. (2010). Поселок Цандрипш (Цандрыпш) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ 2011 Census results
- ^ V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tbilisi, 1977.
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