Gulripshi

Gulripshi (Abkhaz: Гәылрыҧшь, Gwylryphsh; Georgian: გულრიფში, [ɡulɾipʰʃi] (listen); Russian: Гульрыпш, Gulrypsh) is an urban settlement in Abkhazia.[Note 1] It is located 12 km from Sukhumi, and is the capital of Gulripshi District.

Gulripshi
Гәылрыҧшь, გულრიფში
Urban Type Settlement
Gulripshi is located in Gulripshi District
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Gulripshi is located in Abkhazia
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Gulripshi is located in Georgia
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Gulripshi
Coordinates: 42.931418°N 41.106128°E / 42.931418; 41.106128
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country		 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictGulripshi
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,910[2]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4

Nikolay Smetskoy built three sanatoria in Gulripshi between 1902 and 1913 for patients with pulmonary diseases and founded several parks with subtropical plants.[3] After the Russian Revolution the sanatoria were nationalised.

Climate

Gulripshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

Climate data for Gulripshi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)		 6.3
(43.3)		 9.3
(48.7)		 12.6
(54.7)		 17.1
(62.8)		 20.7
(69.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.9
(75.0)		 20.6
(69.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 11.9
(53.4)		 8.2
(46.8)		 14.7
(58.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 126
(5.0)		 107
(4.2)		 118
(4.6)		 124
(4.9)		 97
(3.8)		 122
(4.8)		 117
(4.6)		 132
(5.2)		 136
(5.4)		 137
(5.4)		 140
(5.5)		 151
(5.9)		 1,507
(59.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]
Smetskoy's sanatorium (postcard)

See also

References
  1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/gulripsh11.html (in Russian)
  3. "Наше Наследие" № 63-64 2002. Творец зеленой Третьяковки (in Russian)
  4. "Climate: Gulripshi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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