Adzyubzha
Place in Abkhazia, Georgia
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Adzyubzha (Georgian: აძიუბჟა; Abkhaz: Аӡҩыбжьа; Russian: Адзю́бжа) is a rural settlement in the Ochamchire Municipality of Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway republic.
Situated at the mouth of Kodori River, the settlement was known as the most important center of the Afro-Abkhazian population who lived in Adzyubzha and its vicinity.[3]
History
Adzyubzha had a population of 3597 people in 1989[4] but it was significantly depopulated following the 1993 War. The Georgian population (mostly Mingrelians and Lechkhumians) moved to other regions Georgia, while non-Georgians emigrated to other parts of Abkhazia as well as Russia. At the time of the 2011 Abkhazian Census, Adzyubzha had a population of 1,072. Of these, 84.0% were Abkhaz, 6.0% Russian, 5.8% Georgian, 1.0% Armenian, 0.7% Greek and 0.1% Ukrainian.[2]
