Abkhazia, [a][b] officially the Republic of Abkhazia, [c] is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It sits on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe …

Dec 11, 2025 · Abkhazia, autonomous republic in northwestern Georgia that formally declared independence in 1999. Only a few countries—most notably Russia, which has a military …

Nov 19, 2024 · Provides an overview of Abkhazia, including key facts about this breakaway Georgian territory.

Abkhazia covers 3,300 square miles along the eastern shores of the Black Sea and the Caucasus mountains. Roughly three-fourths of Abkhazia is mountainous, which contrasts against the sea …

Abkhazia is located in the far northwest of Georgia, with the main range of the Caucasus Mountains to the north and the Black Sea to the southwest. There are over 195 kilometres of …

Aug 2, 2025 · Abkhazia was long part of or related to various Georgian kingdoms until its annexation into the Russian Empire in 1864. When the Democratic Republic of Georgia …

Abkhazia, [a][b] officially the Republic of Abkhazia, [c] is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It sits on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe …

Abkhazia was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1810 and officially annexed in 1846. That year, many ethnic Abkhazians fled the region and many Russians and Georgians took their …

Aug 31, 2022 · Abkhazia is located in the northwestern part of Transcaucasia between the rivers Psou and Ingur, in the southwest it is washed by the Black Sea. The length of the coastline is …

The history of Abkhazia, a region in the South Caucasus, spans more than 5,000 years from its settlement by the Lower Paleolithic hunter-gatherers to its present status as a partially …