Gagra

Gagra

გაგრა (Georgian)
Гагра (Abkhaz)
Gagra გაგრა (Georgian); Гагра (Abkhaz)
Town
	Old Gagra
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gagra in Abkhazia
	Gagra Location of Gagra Gagra Gagra (Georgia)
	Coordinates: 43°17′N 40°16′E / 43.283°N 40.267°E
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized ; independent country	Abkhazia
District	Gagra
Government
• Mayor	Yuri Khagush
Population
• Estimate (2018)	12,002
Time zone	UTC+3
Climate	Cfa

Gagra (Georgian: გაგრა; Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia,^{[note 2]} sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort in Imperial Russian and Soviet times.

It had a population of 26,636 in 1989, but this has fallen considerably due to the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia and other demographic shifts during and after the War in Abkhazia (1992–93).

Gagra is the centre of the district of the same name. It is located in the western part of Region of Abkhazia, and river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Krai of Russia.

^ 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 as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
^ "В сухумский порт прибыл корабль Черноморского флота России". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Государственный комитет Республики Абхазия по статистике". Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

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[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 as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

[2] "В сухумский порт прибыл корабль Черноморского флота России". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[4] "Государственный комитет Республики Абхазия по статистике". Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

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