Bzyb (village)

Bzyb (Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, Bzyph, Georgian: ბზიფი, Bzipi, Russian: Бзыбь or Бзыпта) is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra District of Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia. Next to the river Bzyb. There is a 9th-10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. The town became less important when the fortress was destroyed and the town passed into the control of the clan of Inal-Ipa, which perhaps branched off around 1730 from Abkhazia's princely house, the Shervashidze.

For other uses, see Bzyb (disambiguation).
Bzyb
Бзыԥ (in Abkhaz)
ბზიფი (in Georgian)
Urban-type settlement and municipality
Location in Abkhazia
Bzyb
Location in Georgia
Bzyb
Location in Abkhazia
Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country		 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictGagra
Government
 • MayorTamaz Leiba[gcity 1]
 • Deputy MayorAlla Grigolia[gcity 1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,719
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
ClimateCfa

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Census, Bzyb had a population of 4,719. Of these, 54.7% were Abkhaz, 27.5% Armenians, 10.7% Russians, 3.7% Georgians, 0.9% Ukrainians and 0.3% Greeks[2]

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Notes
  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 recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

References
  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 recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. 2011 Census results

Gagra District Administration
  1. "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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