Adjara

Also known as Ajara, Adjara Autonomous Republic, Ajara Autonomous Republic, Ajaria, Achara, Acharia, Adzhara, Adzharia

Adjara ( Ach’ara ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. It is in the country's southwestern corner, on the coast of the Black Sea, near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second most populous city of Batumi as its capital. About 401,100 people live on its .

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Adjara is an autonomous region of Georgia located in the country's southwestern corner on the Black Sea coast, near Turkey and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. It is an important tourist destination that includes Georgia's second-largest city, Batumi, as its capital, and is home to approximately 401,100 people.

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Dependency.name: Adjara
Dependency.official_name: Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Dependency.settlement_type: Autonomous Republic
Dependency.linking_name: Adjara
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Adjara.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 125px
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Adjara
Dependency.image_seal: Coat of arms of Adjara.svg
Dependency.seal_type: Coat of arms
Dependency.seal_size: 91px
Dependency.seal_link: Coat of arms of Adjara
Dependency.image_map: Adjara in Georgia.svg
Dependency.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Dependency.subdivision_name: Georgia
Dependency.established_title: Part of unifiedGeorgian Kingdom
Dependency.established_date: 9th century
Dependency.established_title2: Conquered byOttoman Empire
Dependency.established_date2: 1614

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Wikidata facts

Official name: აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა
Population: 391580
Area: 2919
Official website: adjara.gov.ge

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Commons category: Adjara
inception: 1991-00-00
native label: აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა

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History
Ottoman period
Russian Empire
Georgian Democratic Republic
Independent Georgia
Law and government
Administrative divisions
Geography
Climate
Economy
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Religion
Traditional public festivals
Selimoba
Shuamtoba
Machakhloba
Kolkhoba
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Adjara is home to the Adjarians, a regional subgroup of Georgians. The name can be spelled in a number of ways: Ajara, Ajaria, Adjaria, Adzharia, Atchara and Achara. Under the Soviet Union, Adjara was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic as the Adjarian ASSR. The autonomous status of Adjara is guaranteed under article 6 of the Treaty of Kars.