Java (town)
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Java
ჯავა Дзау | |
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Java or Dzau (
Greater Liakhvi Gorge
, 1,040 m (3,412 ft) above sea level.
Java is the second largest urban settlement in South Ossetia, after
The town played a major role in the
South Ossetian military forces being located there[5] at the time of the Georgian offensive. During the Battle of Tskhinvali
, the government of South Ossetia relocated to Java.
Georgia had accused the Russian military of building a large military base in Java before the war. These concerns were brought by the
UN General Assembly on September 26, 2007.[6] After the war, Russia announced it was constructing military bases in Java and Tskhinvali, which would be ready in 2010.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- ^ GEORGIA: AVOIDING WAR IN SOUTH OSSETIA Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, p. 4. International Crisis Group Europe Report N°159. 26 November 2004
- ^ New Agreement in Force. Civil Georgia. 8 September 2008
- ^ European security after the war in Georgia[permanent dead link], p. 9. European Security and Defence Assembly Assembly of WEU. 4 December 2008
- ^ "Main Page". cast.ru.
- ^ Saakashvili Attacks Russia in UN Speech[permanent dead link]. Civil Georgia. September 26, 2007.
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