Gantiadi

Gantiadi

განთიადი (Georgian)
Цандрыҧшь (Abkhaz)
Tsandrypsh
Gantiadi განთიადი (Georgian); Цандрыҧшь (Abkhaz) Tsandrypsh
Urban-type settlement
	Basilica in Gantiadi (6th century AD)
	Location in Abkhazia
	Gantiadi Location in Georgia
	Coordinates: 43°22′N 40°05′E / 43.367°N 40.083°E
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized ; independent country	Abkhazia
District	Gagra
Government
• Mayor	Albert Tarkil
• First Deputy Mayor	Karapet Karagozyan
• Second Deputy Mayor	Grigori Kasparyan
Population (2011)
• Total	5,170
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Climate	Cfa

Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი [ɡantʰiadi] <phonos file="Gantiadi.ogg"></phonos>; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Гантиади), or Tsandryphsh (Abkhaz: Цандрыҧшь; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Цандрыпш), is an urban-type settlement on the Black Sea coast in Georgia, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia,^{[note 1]} 5 km from the Russian border.

Name

Gantiadi in historical times, was known as Sauchi (‹See Tfd›Russian: Саучи). Then, until 1944 as Yermolov, after the Russian general Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov. From 1944 until 1991, the settlement was known as Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი, ‹See Tfd›Russian: Гантиади), from the Georgian word for Dawn. After the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, Gantiadi was renamed as Tsandrypsh by the de facto government, but the name Gantiadi is still used informally among Abkhazians and widely in other languages.^[3] The name Tsandrypsh derives from the princely family Tsanba.

History

Gantiadi is said to have been the historical capital of the principality of Saniga before the 6th century AD. It later became the capital of Sadzen.^[3]

Demographics

In 2011, Gantiadi had a population of 5,170. Of these, 55.9% were Armenians, 19.6% Abkhaz, 18.4% Russians, 1.2% Ukrainians, 0.9% Georgians and 0.7% Greeks.^[4]

Main sights

Tsandryphsh houses a 6th-century Georgian Christian church.^[5] A personal residence of Joseph Stalin is also located here.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

External links

De facto government's website of Gantiadi

References

^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Pashkov, O.V. (2010). Поселок Цандрипш (Цандрыпш) (in русский). Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ 2011 Census results
^ V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tbilisi, 1977.

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[status-3] The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[Abk-1] The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[gcity-admin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[pashkov-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Pashkov, O.V. (2010). Поселок Цандрипш (Цандрыпш) (in русский). Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[5] 2011 Census results

[6] V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tbilisi, 1977.

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v t e Administrative divisions of Abkhazia
Districts	Gagra Gali Gudauta Gulripshi Ochamchira Sukhumi Tkvarcheli
Cities	Sukhumi
Towns	Gagra Gali Gudauta New Athos Ochamchire Pitsunda Tkvarcheli
Other settlements	Adzyubzha Agubedia Avadhara Baslakhuba Bedia Bzyb Chkhalta Chuburkhindji Gulripshi Guma Ghvada Leselidze Ilori Kochara Kvemo Barghebi Labra Lykhny Myussera Pskhu Salme Gantiadi Merkheuli Mokvi
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