The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Abkhazia, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Abkhazia.
logo of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic აფხაზეთი Аҧсны Абхазия
ქართულად
აფხაზეთი - საქართველოს ჩრდილო-დასავლეთ ნაწილში მდებარე პოლიტიკურ-ადმინისტრაციული ერთეული ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკის სტატუსით. დე ფაქტო რუსეთის მარიონეტული „აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკა“. ოკუპირებულია რუსეთის ფედერაციის მიერ.
Абхазия — государственное образование, бывшая автономная республика (Абхазская АССР) в составе Грузинской ССР, формально является частью Республики Грузия. Фактически бо́льшая часть территории Абхазии центральными властями Грузии не контролируется. Независимость Абхазии признана Российской Федерацией.
English
Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia / Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
Abkhazia is a de facto independent republic within the de jure borders of ► Georgia, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, bordering the ► Russian Federation, with ► Karachay-Cherkessia to the north. Abkhazia’s independence is not recognized by any international organization or country (except for Russia and Nicaragua) and is regarded as an autonomous republic of Georgia (Georgian: აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა, Abkhaz: Аҧснытәи Автономтәи Республика), with Sukhumi as its capital.
Short name
Abkhazia
Official name
Republic of Abkhazia / Abkhazian Autonomous Republic
Status
Defacto independent (of Georgia) country since 1993, de jure part of Georgia
Roman-Persian frontier and state of Lazika in 565 AD
The Persian Sassanian Empire (226-650) in 602 to 629, Strokes: Under Sassanid military control.
Sassanide Empire
Sassanide Empire
Abkhazia in the 8th century
Abkhazia in 750 AD
Abkhazia in 800 AD
Kingdom of Abkhazia in 850 AD
Kingdom of Abkhazia in 900 AD
Kingdom of Abkhazia in 1000 AD
Kingdom of Abkhazia, 9th-11th century
Crown of Abkhazia (western Georgia) in the Kingdom of Georgia during its greatest extent, 1213
Map showing changes in borders of the Mongol Empire from founding by Genghis Khan in 1206, Genghis Khan's death in 1227 to the rule of Kublai Khan (1260–1294). (Uses modern day borders)
Abkhazian-Georgian conflict by Dr Andrew Anderson - territory controled by Georgians before 2008
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Abkhazian-Georgian conflict - territory controled by Georgians before 2008
Kodori Valley - controled by Georgians before 2008
Situation before 2008 war
Situation before 2008 war
Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone as of June 2008
2008 war
2008 war
2008 war
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2008 war - bombardments
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2008 war - maritime conflict
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2008 war - August, 7-8
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2008 war - August, 8
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2008 war - August, 9
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2008 war - August, 10
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2008 war - August, 11
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2008 war - August, 12-16
Abkhazia in 2008
Abkhazia in 2008
Ethnic, linguistic and religion maps
Ethnic map
Ethnic map
The Abkhaz principality's changing border and its relation to Abkhazia's modern ethnic (pre-Genocide) geography
Abkhaz people in Caucasus
Abkhaz people in the region
Mingrelian language in Abkhazia
Religion in Caucasus
Old maps
Colchis in ancient Caucasus
Colchis in ancient Caucasus
Ottoman Empire in 1700
Map of Abkhazia from 1843
Abkhazia in 1882
Map of Abkhazia from the Brockhaus and Efron dictionary, 1890
Gubernia of Kutais in 1890-1906
Map of Abkhazia from 1892
Map of Abkhazia from 1899
Abkhazia in 1900
Ethnic Abkhazians in 1902
Map of Abkhazia from 1903
Other maps
Satellite map
Notes and references
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