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Dranda
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°52′27″N 41°09′44″E / 42.87417°N 41.16222°E | |
Country ( de jure) | Georgia |
Country ( de facto) | Abkhazia [a] |
Settled | 6th century BC |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,205 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( MSK) |
Postal code | 384900 |
Area code | +7 840 22x-xx-xx |
Vehicle registration | ABH |
Dranda Abkhaz: Дранда, Armenian: Դրանդա, Georgian: თბილისი, Russian: Дранда, is a town located in Gulripschi District near the Black Sea, about 20 km (12 mi) from the capital Sukhumi and about 7 kilometers from Gulripschi. The town is near Sukhum-Babushara Airport, which was reopened in 2008. In Dranda itself there is an Orthodox cathedral from the 6th century.
Built around 551 by emperor Justinian I In the Georgian Orthodox Catholicate of Abkhazia, during the Middle Ages Dranda served as the seat of bishops. During the Turkish occupation, the temple suffered great damage, but was later restored. In 1880, a monastery was established at the cathedral. After the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921, the Georgian Orthodox Church was subjected to intense harassment.
In 1989 Dranda had 2,673 inhabitants, [1] this number rose to over 3,200 by 2011. This makes Dranda one of the few places in Abkhazia whose population is higher than the figure from the last Soviet census. The majority of the population consists of Armenians (51.0%) and Abkhazians (36.3%), as well as Russians (7.1%) and Georgians (3.7%). Smaller minorities include Greeks (0.7%) and Ukrainians (0.5%).
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2024) |
Dranda
| |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 42°52′27″N 41°09′44″E / 42.87417°N 41.16222°E | |
Country ( de jure) | Georgia |
Country ( de facto) | Abkhazia [a] |
Settled | 6th century BC |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,205 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( MSK) |
Postal code | 384900 |
Area code | +7 840 22x-xx-xx |
Vehicle registration | ABH |
Dranda Abkhaz: Дранда, Armenian: Դրանդա, Georgian: თბილისი, Russian: Дранда, is a town located in Gulripschi District near the Black Sea, about 20 km (12 mi) from the capital Sukhumi and about 7 kilometers from Gulripschi. The town is near Sukhum-Babushara Airport, which was reopened in 2008. In Dranda itself there is an Orthodox cathedral from the 6th century.
Built around 551 by emperor Justinian I In the Georgian Orthodox Catholicate of Abkhazia, during the Middle Ages Dranda served as the seat of bishops. During the Turkish occupation, the temple suffered great damage, but was later restored. In 1880, a monastery was established at the cathedral. After the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921, the Georgian Orthodox Church was subjected to intense harassment.
In 1989 Dranda had 2,673 inhabitants, [1] this number rose to over 3,200 by 2011. This makes Dranda one of the few places in Abkhazia whose population is higher than the figure from the last Soviet census. The majority of the population consists of Armenians (51.0%) and Abkhazians (36.3%), as well as Russians (7.1%) and Georgians (3.7%). Smaller minorities include Greeks (0.7%) and Ukrainians (0.5%).