Eshera
| Eshera ეშერა, Ешыра, Эшера | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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 Location in Abkhazia | |
  Eshera Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°ECoordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°E | |
| Country | Georgia (Abkhazia[1]) |
| District | Sukhumi |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Time zone | GET (UTC+4) |
Eshera (Georgian: ეშერა; Abkhaz: Ешыра; Russian: Эшера) is a village in the Sukhumi district in Abkhazia,[1] Georgia. It is a climatic-balneotherapeutic resort on the Black Sea coast, at the right side of Gumista river. Its altitude above sea level is around 30 m, the distance to Sukhumi is 16 km. Once a part of the Abkhazian ASSR of the Georgian SSR, Eshera is controlled by the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia since 1993.
The Abkhaz Census of 2011 reported that Eshera had a population of 2,141. The ethnic makeup was 40.9% Abkhaz, 40.8% Armenians and 10.9% Russians. Other minorities included Georgians (1.9%), Ukrainians (1.2%) and Greeks (0.6%).[2]
Vladislav Ardzinba was born in Eshera.
Sources
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, T. 4, p. 257-258, Tbilisi., 1979.
Notes and references
- 1 2 Abkhazia'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 Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
- ↑ http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/suxum11.html
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