Sokhumi

Sokhumi or Sukhumi () is the capital and largest city of the breakaway independent state of Abkhazia.

Sokhumi was a multi-ethnic city. The people were Georgians, Abkhazians (Apsuans), Russians, Turks, Armenians and Greeks during Soviet Rule. During the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Georgians in Abkhazia were forced to leave. Most Greeks have also left.

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Category:Europe
Category:Caucasus
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Category:Eastern Europe
Category:Capital cities in Asia
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Category:Settlements in Georgia (country)

Category:Port cities and towns of the Black Sea