Sokhumi by Levan Urushadze

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Sokhumi (old Georgian form - Tskhumi; Russian and Turkish form - Sukhumi; Old Greek name - Dioscurias) is the capital of the rebellious province of Abkhazia in the Republic of Georgia.

It is located on the Black Sea in Western Georgia and is a holiday resort.

The Greek colony of Dioscurias was founded here in the 6th century BC. In the 5th century BC-5th century AD Sokhumi was a part of the Kingdom of Egrisi, in the 8th century AD-978 part of the West-Georgian Kingdom of Abkhazeti, in 978-1466 part of the united Kingdom of Georgia, in 1466-begining of the 17th century part of the Principality of Odishi, in the 17th century-1864 capital of the Principality of Abkhazeti under the ruling of the feudal family of Sharvashidze. In 1810 Sokhumi was occupied by the Tsarist Russian Empire. In 1864-1917 Sokhumi was the administrative center of the Sukhumi district of the Kutaisi Province (Western Georgia), in 1918-1921 administrative center of the Autonomous District of Abkhazeti of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG), in 1921-1990 capital of the Abkhazian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Georgian SSR, since 1990 - capital of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia of the Republic of Georgia.

Sukhumi was the centre of the war between Georgians and Abkhazians in 1992-1993.