Tamishi
Village in Abkhazia, Georgia
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Tamishi or Tamysh (Georgian: ტამიში; Abkhaz: Тамшь) is a village in the Ochamchira District in Abkhazia,[2] Georgia. It is located on the Black Sea coast, at the right side of Dghamshi river. Its altitude above sea level is around 10 m, the distance to Ochamchire is 14 km.
Tamishi
ტამიში | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Tamishi Location of the village  Tamishi Tamishi (Abkhazia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′23″N 41°22′19″E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[1] |
| District | Ochamchira |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 549 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
At the time of the 2011 Abkhaz Census Tamishi/Tamysh had a population of 549. Of these 88.5% were Abkhaz, Georgians 4.2%, 3.6% Russians and 1.1% Armenian.[3]
The village was a site of the major battle from the 2nd of July to the 10th of July 1993 during the War in Abkhazia.[4]This was due to Tamishi/Tamysh having a strategic location of being located on the only road/railway connecting Ochamchire to Sukhumi.
Aslan Bzhania the fifth President of Abkhazia was born in Tamishi/Tamysh.
See also
Sources
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 9, p. 651, Tbilisi, 1985.
