Estonians in Abkhazia
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Total population | |
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428 (2003) 0.2% of the Abkhazian population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Gagra District · Sukhumi | |
Languages | |
Estonian (Minority), Russian | |
Religion | |
Protestant (Lutheran), Orthodoxy | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Estonians |
Estonians in Abkhazia are a minority residing in
Salme and Estonka. In the villages, the Estonians also had their own schools.[citation needed
]
During and after the
Georgian-Abkhazian war, many Estonians fled to Estonia; in one single operation in 1992, the Estonian authorities evacuated 170 Estonians.[2]
Estonians currently (2003 data) number 0.2% of the population of Abkhazia. The biggest share of Estonians living in the capital Sukhumi was back in 1939 - 206 Estonians resided there that made up 0.5% of the population. Most Abkhazian Estonians live in Western Abkhazia.
List of settlements
- Alam-Linda or Kummi küla
- Estonia or Estonka
- Salme küla
- Sulevi küla
- Ülem-Linda