ABKHAZIA. THE BRIEF HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW

Bezhan Khorava

doi:10.52340/isj.2022.25.11

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Bezhan Khorava

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https://doi.org/10.52340/isj.2022.25.11

Abstract

Abkhazia (Apkhazeti in Georgian, Apsny in Abkhazian), the historical and geographical province of Georgia, is situated in the North-Western part of the country on the Black Sea coast, between the rivers Enguri and Psou. The River Psou and the Greater Caucasus separate the autonomous republic from Russian Federation while the Kodori and Abkhazian-Svanetian mountain ranges of the Greater Caucasus and the River Enguri – from the neighbouring Georgian regions of Svaneti and Samegrelo. The area of Abkhazia is 8700 square kilometres, which comprises 12.3% of the territory of Georgia [1].

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Author Biography

Bezhan Khorava

Doctor of History, Professor University of Georgia (Georgia)

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