Tkvarcheli district (Tkvarcheli district)
Tkvarcheli District (ტყვარჩელის რაიონი, Тҟәарчал араион, Ткварчелский район) is one of the districts of Abkhazia. It has no equivalent Georgian district, as it was newly formed in 1995 from parts of Ochamchira District and Gali District, centered on its eponymous capital, Tkvarcheli. The population of the district was 14,477 at the time of the 2003 census. By the 2011 census, it had increased to 16,012. Of note is Bedia Cathedral located within the district.
At the time of the 2011 census, the population of the district was 16,012. The ethnic composition of the population was as follows:
* Georgians (62.05%)
* Abkhaz (32.0%)
* Russians (3.4%)
* Ukrainians (0.4%)
* Armenians (0.3%)
* Greeks (0.1%)
At the time of the 2011 census, the population of the district was 16,012. The ethnic composition of the population was as follows:
* Georgians (62.05%)
* Abkhaz (32.0%)
* Russians (3.4%)
* Ukrainians (0.4%)
* Armenians (0.3%)
* Greeks (0.1%)
Map - Tkvarcheli district (Tkvarcheli district)
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During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established in what is now Georgia, such as Colchis and Iberia. In the early 4th century, ethnic Georgians officially adopted Christianity, which contributed to the spiritual and political unification of the early Georgian states. In the Middle Ages, the unified Kingdom of Georgia emerged and reached its Golden Age during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Thereafter, the kingdom declined and eventually disintegrated under the hegemony of various regional powers, including the Mongols, the Turks, and various dynasties of Persia. In 1783, one of the Georgian kingdoms entered into an alliance with the Russian Empire, which proceeded to annex the territory of modern Georgia in a piecemeal fashion throughout the 19th century.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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GEL | Georgian lari | ₾ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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HY | Armenian language |
AZ | Azerbaijani language |
KA | Georgian language |
RU | Russian language |