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Sukhumi , city (1989 pop. 121,406), capital of the Abkhazia, W Georgia, on the Black Sea. It is a port, a rail junction, and a major subtropical resort, whose sulfur baths have been frequented since Roman times. The city has several institutes affiliated with the Georgian Academy of Sciences. The Greek colony of Dioscurias was founded on the site of the city in the 6th cent. BC It was known as Sebastopolis under Rome and Byzantium. Russia acquired it in 1810 as the Turkish fortress of Sukhum-Kale. Sukhumi was the center of a guerrilla war between Georgian military units and Abkhazian irregulars in the early 1990s that led to de facto autonomy for the region. The Sukhumi Military Road crosses the Caucasus at the Klukhori Pass (9,235 ft/2,815 m) and continues SW to Sukhumi. It is c.120 mi (190 km) long.
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Rebels Overrun Georgian City; Shevardnadze Stays in Sukhumi to Rally Government...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Lee Hockstader September 27, 1993 700+ words ...stranglehold on the Black Sea port of Sukhumi today, Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze...entreaties, insisting he will stay in Sukhumi rather than accept an Abkhazian victory...national television today from his bunker in Sukhumi. "We have received extra forces, but... |
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FATE UNCLEAR OF JEWS REMAINING IN FALLEN GEORGIAN CITY OF SUKHUMI
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency Cynthia Mann September 30, 1993 700+ words ...JEWS REMAINING IN FALLEN GEORGIAN CITY OF SUKHUMI. Direct contact has been lost with the...community remaining in the Georgian city of Sukhumi on the Black Sea, following its capture...this week. Around 200 Jews remained in Sukhumi, after five separate Jewish Agency rescue... |
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Abkhazian Capital of Sukhumi Falls to Rebels
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered September 27, 1993 700+ words ...Abkhazia captured the Abkhazian capital Sukhumi. The guerrillas, who want an independent...leader, Eduard Shevardnadze, remained in Sukhumi throughout the siege but today he reportedly...Shevardnadze remained as close to the fighting in Sukhumi as he could without putting himself directly... |
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ABKHAZ PM: SUKHUMI TO JOIN RUSSIA
News Wire article from: United Press International October 18, 2001 700+ words United Press International 10-18-2001 Abkhaz PM: Sukhumi to join Russia MOSCOW, Oct 18, 2001 (United Press International...s representation office in Moscow said Thursday that Sukhumi's alliance with Russia envisioned "single legislation... |
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Abkhaz PM: Sukhumi to join Russia.
News Wire article from: United Press International October 18, 2001 700+ words ...federal unit," he said. Tatyana Guliya, a spokeswoman for Abkhazia's representation office in Moscow said Thursday that Sukhumi's alliance with Russia envisioned "single legislation, single currency and joint border and customs services." "Other... |
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Georgia : Reconstruction on Sukhumi-Ochamchira Railroad in Abkhazia over.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo July 28, 2008 700+ words ...E-vinayak97 Russian railway troops have completed reconstruction and repairs in the area of the 54th the kilometer of the Sukhumi -Ochamchira railroad in Abkhazia on schedule, Aide to Russian Railway troops commander in charge of information service Colonel... |
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REBELS SHOOT DOWN PASSENGER JET IN GEORGIA.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 22, 1993 700+ words ...tried to land at the besieged city of Sukhumi, officials said. All 28 people aboard...route from Sochi in southern Russia to Sukhumi, the Georgian-held capital of the Abkhazian...to fly troops and military equipment to Sukhumi. Another civilian plane was shot and... |
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Tricked and abandoned: Georgia.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US) October 2, 1993 700+ words ...the fall of the Black Sea port of Sukhumi to secessionist rebels on September 27th. Mr Shevardnadze, who flew from Sukhumi airport to Tbilisi, the capital...helping the Abkhaz rebels who seized Sukhumi (the regional capital of Abkhazia... |
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Abkhazians Shoot Down Passenger Jet; 28 Dead
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Liam McDowall September 22, 1993 700+ words ...tried to land at the besieged city of Sukhumi, officials said. All 28 people aboard...route from Sochi in southern Russia to Sukhumi, the Georgian-held capital of the Abkhazian...to fly troops and military equipment to Sukhumi. Another civilian plane was shot and... |
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SHEVARDNADZE ESCAPES, BLAMES LOSS ON RUSSIA.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 29, 1993 700+ words ...Shevardnadze escaped Tuesday from the city of Sukhumi after it was captured by separatists and...is that the plan for the occupation of Sukhumi has been drawn up in Russian headquarters...television and predicted the day that Sukhumi would fall. "He only made a mistake... |
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