Gali (town)
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| Gali Georgian: გალი; Abkhaz: Гал |
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 Gali
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| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Abkhazia |
Gali (Georgian: გალი; Abkhaz: Гал, Gal) is a town in Georgia, 77 km southeast to Sukhumi in region Abkhazia. It is the centre of Gali District and was in the United Nations security zone prior to the Russian veto of the UMOMIG Mission in 2009.
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 Bird's eye view of Gali [1] |
History
On 15 April 1953, the newspaper Izvestia reported that the residents of Gali were celebrating the 132nd birthday of its oldest resident, Tlabgan Ketsba, and that he had founded the town in the 19th century.[2]
References
- ↑ Photos by Patrick Perrier, 26.10.2008
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| Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia |
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| Autonomous Republic of Adjara | ||
| Guria | ||
| Imereti | ||
| Kakheti | ||
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| Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | ||
| Samtskhe-Javakheti | ||
| Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti | ||
| Kvemo Kartli | ||
| Shida Kartli | ||
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