Tkvarcheli

Coordinates: 42°51′N 41°41′E / 42.850°N 41.683°E / 42.850; 41.683
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Tkvarcheli
ტყვარჩელი, Тҟəарчал, Ткварчели
Tqvarcheli, Tqwarchal, Tkvarcheli
Town
District
Tkvarcheli
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,013
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (MSK)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:00

Tkvarcheli (

War in Abkhazia (1992-93), and is home to just 35 residents today.[2]

History

Second World War, especially after the Donbas was lost during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Tkvarcheli was given town status on 9 April 1942.[3]

During the

War in Abkhazia (1992–93), Tkvarcheli withstood, through Russian military aid, a siege by the Georgian forces. Since 1995, it has been the centre of the newly formed Tkvarcheli District. On 27 September 2008, President Sergei Bagapsh awarded it the honorary title of Hero City.[3]

Industry

Coal-mining has been the town's main industry, although now the Soviet mines are closed and coal is quarried only by the Abkhaz-

open pit method.[2] Tamsaş's tax payments account for 75% of the Tkvarcheli district's budget however, the company was criticised for neglecting environmental requirements.[4] Georgia regards all this investment as illegal, in clear violation of the 1996 CIS restrictions[5] and has arrested several vessels, loaded with coal from Tkvarcheli, in its territorial waters, a measure that has reportedly brought Tamsaş to the verge of bankruptcy.[6]

Demography

The town's population was 21,744 in 1989. The three main ethnic groups were

Abkhaz, 17.4% Georgian, 9.7% Russian, 1.3% Ukrainian, 1.1% Armenian and 0.4% Greek.[10]

Gallery

  • View of the Akarmara ghost town near Tkvarcheli
    View of the Akarmara ghost town near Tkvarcheli
  • View of an abandoned factory in Akarmara
    View of an abandoned factory in Akarmara
  • View of abandoned apartments in Akarmara
    View of abandoned apartments in Akarmara

Notes

  1. Russian-occupied territory
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References

  1. Russian-occupied territory
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  2. ^ a b Inal Khashig Tkuarchal, Abkhazia – a former coal capital trying to survive 05.09.2020 JAMnews
  3. ^ a b "Городу-Герою Ткуарчал исполняется 70 лет". Apsnypress. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ The Turkish Tamsas Can Resume Mining in Abkhazia If It Complies with Environmental Requirements Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 09/11/2006 18:00, Official site of the President of Abkhazia
  5. ^ Abkhazia Today. The International Crisis Group Europe Report N°176, 15 September 2006. Retrieved on September 30, 2007. Free registration needed to view full report
  6. ^ Abkhaz MP: Georgia’s Sea Seizure Pose Threat to Abkhaz Coal Industry. Civil Georgia. October 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Abkhazia census statistics(in Russian)
  8. ^ Отчет миссии ПРООН по изучению возможностей Гальского района и смежных с ним территорий Абхазии, Грузия, Апрель 2004 Archived 2007-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Абхазия - город Ткварчели
  10. ^ 2011 Census results
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