Sukhumi (Abkhaz: Аҟəа, Aqwa; Georgian: სოხუმი, Sokhumi; Russian: Сухум or Сухуми, Sukhum or Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast, which has been recognized as an independent state by Russia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and is regarded by all other UN member states as an autonomous republic within Georgia. Georgia considers the territory to be under Russian military occupation The city suffered heavily during ...
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Sukhumi (Abkhaz: Аҟəа, Aqwa; Georgian: სოხუმი, Sokhumi; Russian: Сухум or Сухуми, Sukhum or Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast, which has been recognized as an independent state by Russia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and is regarded by all other UN member states as an autonomous republic within Georgia. Georgia considers the territory to be under Russian military occupation The city suffered heavily during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in the early 1990s.
In Abkhaz, the city is known as Аҟəа (Aqwa) which according to native tradition signifies water.
In Georgian, the city is known as სოხუმი (Sokhumi) and in Russian as Сухум (Sukhum) or Сухуми (Sukhumi). The etymology of these forms is disputed. The city was earlier known in Turkish as Sukum-Kale, which can be read to mean 'water-sand fortress'. Alternatively, it has been proposed that the city had already before been known as Tskhumi in Georgian, and that all these forms (including the Turkish)...
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