Bedia (village)
Bedia (Georgian: ბედია Abkhazian: Бедиа) is a village in the Tkvarcheli District of Abkhazia. As a result of the Georgian dispute over the sovereignty of Abkhazia, Georgia claims the village as part of its Gali Municipality. As of 2011, the village had a population of 288, of which 85.5% of them were ethnic Georgians and 13.6% were ethnic Abkhaz, with 2 others living in the village.[1]
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 42.726°N 41.643°E | |
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District | Tkvarcheli District |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 288 |
History
According to the medieval Georgian Chronicles, Egros, son of Togarmah, inherited the land between the Likhi Range, Black Sea and upper Khazar River where he settled and found a city Egrisi, which is now called Bedia.
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