Tskhinvali

Tskhinvali ცხინვალი (Georgian) Цхинвал, Чъреба (Ossetian)
From the top, View over Tskhinvali, Parliament Building, St. Astvatsatsin Church
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Coordinates: 42°13′30″N 43°58′12″E / 42.22500°N 43.97000°E / 42.22500; 43.97000
Country	Georgia
De facto state	South Ossetia[1]
Mkhare	Shida Kartli
District	Tskhinvali
Established	1398
Area
• Total	17.46 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Population  (1 January 2019)
• Total	32,180[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (Moscow time)
Climate	Dfb

Tskhinvali (Georgian: ცხინვალი [t͡sʰχinʷali] ^ⓘ) or Tskhinval (Ossetian: Цхинвал, Чъреба, romanized: Cxinval, Čreba, Ossetian pronunciation: [t͡sχinˈvɒɫ, ˈt͡ʃʼɾebɑ] ^ⓘ; Russian: Цхинвал(и), tr. Tskhinval(i), [tsxʲɪnˈval(ʲɪ)]) is the capital of the disputed de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia, internationally considered part of Shida Kartli, Georgia (except by the Russian Federation and four other UN member states). Tskhinvali Region, known historically as Samachablo, was always part of the Georgian state as a single military and administrative entity. ^[3] It is located on the Great Liakhvi River approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.