Chkhalta
Sign in to saveChkhalta (; ; ) is a village in the upper part of the Kodori Valley, situated in Gulripshi District, Abkhazia, a breakaway republic from Georgia.
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- Region
- აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა - Аԥснытәи Автономтә Республика
- Country
- Абхазия - Аԥсны
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chkhalta
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- Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia
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- Location of Chkhalta in Abkhazia
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Upper Abkhazian Government.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The House of the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic, Azhara, Upper Abkhazia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Partially recognized independent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gulripshi
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1989
- Settlement.timezone
- MSK
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +4
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ჩხალთა
- Population
- 140
- Image
- Upper Abkhazian Government.jpg
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- ჩხალთა
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Chkhalta (; ; ) is a village in the upper part of the Kodori Valley, situated in Gulripshi District, Abkhazia, a breakaway republic from Georgia.
==History== Chkhalta is considered to be "Tsakhar" of the Byzantine sources by a considerable number of scholars. Here, in 556, the battle took place between the Byzantine army and rebellious Misimians, a local proto-Georgian tribe. The Missimians revolted during the Lazic War against the Byzantine rule and sided with the Sasanian Empire, but the Sasanians could offer no help as they were defeated by the Byzantine army at Phasis (Poti). Misimian rebels fortified themselves in the fortress of Tsakhar, but they were defeated by the Byzantine army. The Misimians continued to fight, but ultimately the revolt was suppressed.
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