Machara

Machara მაჭარა, Мачара
Village
Machara Location of Machara in Abkhazia Show map of Gulripshi District Machara Machara (Abkhazia) Show map of Abkhazia Machara Machara (Georgia) Show map of Georgia
Coordinates: 42°56′39″N 41°5′21″E
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized independent country	Abkhazia[1]
District	Gulripshi
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,640[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

Machara (Georgian: მაჭარა; Abkhaz: Мачара) is a village in the Gulripshi District of Abkhazia.[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Machara had a population of 2,640. Of these, 66.8% were Armenian, 23.7% Abkhaz, 6.5% Russian, 1.0% Georgian, 0.8% Greek and 0.3% Ukrainian. The Abkhaz population has been increasing in recent years due to the settlement of repatriate families (usually from Turkey). On 30 May 2012, 37 repatriated members of the Abkhaz diaspora and their families received restored apartments in Machara.[4]

See also

• Machara Castle
• Gulripshi District

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 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. http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/gulripsh11.html (in Russian)
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.
4. "37 абхазских репатриантов получили ключи от квартир в доме, восстановленном за счет государства в селе Мачара Гульрипшского района". Apsnypress. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.