Machara
Machara (Abkhaz: Мачара; Georgian: მაჭარა) is a village in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia.[3] On 30 May 2012, 37 repatriated members of the Abkhaz diaspora and their families received restored apartments in Machara.[4]
Machara
Мачара, მაჭარა | |
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Village | |
  Machara Location of Machara in Abkhazia  Machara Machara (Abkhazia)  Machara Machara (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′39″N 41°5′21″E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Gulripshi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,640[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Machara had a population of 2,640. Of these, 66.8% were Armenian, 23.7% Abkhaz, 6.5% Russian, 1.0% Georgian, 0.8% Greek and 0.3% Ukrainian.
See also
References
- 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.
- http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/gulripsh11.html (in Russian)
- 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.
- "37 абхазских репатриантов получили ключи от квартир в доме, восстановленном за счет государства в селе Мачара Гульрипшского района". Apsnypress. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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