Tskhinvali District

Tskhinvali District

ცხინვალის რაიონი
Цхинвалы район
Tskhinvali District ცხინვალის რაიონი; Цхинвалы район
District in South Ossetia
	Tskhinvali City
	Location of Tskhinval District in South Ossetia
	Tskhinvali District Location of Tskhinval District in South OssetiaShow map of South OssetiaShow map of Shida KartliShow map of GeorgiaShow all
	Coordinates: 42°15′00″N 44°10′00″E / 42.25000°N 44.16667°ECoordinates: 42°15′00″N 44°10′00″E / 42.25000°N 44.16667°E
Country	Georgia
De facto state	South Ossetia
Capital	Tskhinvali
Government
• Head of administration	Inal Pukhayev
• Votes in Parliament	(of 69)
Area
• Total	695 km2 (268 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,000
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (MSK)

Tskhinvali District^[1]^[2] (Georgian: ცხინვალის რაიონი; Ossetian: Цхинвалы район) is a district of South Ossetia.^{[n 1]}^[3] The district consists of the lower part of Greater Liakhvi valley, where Tskhinvali itself is located, and of the less-populated valleys of Smaller Liakhvi and Mejuda rivers.

History[]

The area around the present-day Tskhinvali was first populated back in the Bronze Age. The unearthed settlements and archaeological artifacts from that time are unique in that they reflect influences from both Iberian (east Georgia) and Colchian (west Georgia) cultures with possible Sarmatian elements.

Tskhinvali was first chronicled by Georgian sources in 1398 as a village in Kartli (central Georgia) though a later account credits the 3rd century AD Georgian king Asphagur of Iberia with its foundation as a fortress. By the early 18th century, Tskhinvali was a small "royal town" populated chiefly by monastic serfs. Tskhinvali was annexed to the Russian Empire along with the rest of eastern Georgia in 1801. Located on a trade route which linked North Caucasus to Tbilisi and Gori, Tskhinvali gradually developed into a commercial town with a mixed Jewish, Georgian, Armenian and Ossetian population. In the 1917 it had 600 houses with 38.4% Jews, 34.4% Georgians, 17.7% Armenians and 8.8% Ossetians.

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References[]

^ Tolz, Vera; Newton, Melanie (2019-07-11). The Ussr In 1991: A Record Of Events. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-30686-6.
^ Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. 1991.
^ Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin. U.S. Army Intelligence Center. 2003.

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[a-1] South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

[2] Tolz, Vera; Newton, Melanie (2019-07-11). The Ussr In 1991: A Record Of Events. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-30686-6.

[3] Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. 1991.

[4] Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin. U.S. Army Intelligence Center. 2003.

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v t Administrative divisions of South Ossetia
Administrative center(s): Akhalgori Java Kornisi Tskhinvali
Districts	Leningor Dzau Tskhinvali Znaur
Towns	Tskhinvali¹ Kvaisi (Kvaisa)
Villages	Avnevi Badzhigata Bagata Bagiata Britat Buzala Chagata Cheliata Chitata Chrdilo-Chiprani Duadonastau Dzari Edisa Galuanta Grubela Gudzhabauri Kabuzta Kekhvi Kemulta Keshelta Khetagurovo Khikhata Khodi Khodzi Kola Kotanto Kroza Kurta Kusireti Kvasatali Kvemo-Achabeti Kvemo-Bakarta Kvemo Ermani Kvemo-Koshka Kvemo-Machkhara Kvemo-Monasteri Litsi Muldarta Nazigina Raro Rokata Samkhret-Chiprani Saritata Sheubani Shibonta Shua-Ermani Sidani Sikhta Sokhta Tamarasheni ² Tbeti Tibilaani Tlia Tsamadi Tsarita Uchvarsi Vaneli Zemo-Achabeti Zemo-Koshka Zemo-Monasteri
¹ Capital. ² Former village.