Gagra

Gagra (; Abkhaz and ) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort since the Imperial Russian times.

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Gagra is a coastal town in Abkhazia/Georgia that stretches along the Black Sea at the base of the Caucasus Mountains. Its warm, subtropical climate attracted visitors seeking health benefits during the Russian Imperial period and established it as a popular resort destination.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gagra
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Красотища - panoramio (2).jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Герб Гагры.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Gagra na mapě.svg
Settlement.image_caption: Coastline of Gagra
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Gagra in Abkhazia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Gagra
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Georgia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Partially recognized independent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gagra
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Yuri Khagush
Settlement.population_est: 12002
Settlement.pop_est_as_of: 2018

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Гагра
Country: Republic of Abkhazia
Located in: Gagra Municipality
Official language: Russian
Population: 9808
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Reprua River
Capital of: Gagra District
Official website: abkhazia.gov.ge/cities/gagra
Image: Красотища - panoramio (3).jpg

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native label: გაგრა
category of associated people: Category:People from Gagra
category for people born here: Q8050074
Commons category: Gagra
topic's main category: Category:Gagra
time of earliest written record: 0501-00-00
postal code: 6700–6799
twinned administrative body: Vladimir

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Gagra within the Russian Empire
Gagra under the Soviet Union
Gagra in post-soviet Abkhazia
Monuments
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

It had a population of 26,636 in 1989, but this has declined considerably as a result of ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia and other demographic shifts during and after the War in Abkhazia (1992–93).

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