Gudauta

Gudauta (, ; , Gwdowtha; , Gudauta) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, and the capital of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia. It is the namesake for the Gudauta Bay. ==History==

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Gudauta is a coastal town in Abkhazia located on the Black Sea, about 37 kilometers northwest of Sukhumi, and serves as the capital of its district. The town is notable enough to lend its name to Gudauta Bay, a geographical feature in the region.

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Place details

Locality: Гәдоуҭа
Region: აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა - Аԥснытәи Автономтә Республика
Country: Абхазия - Аԥсны
Population: 8,752
Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Gudauta
Settlement.other_name: Gwdowtha
Settlement.native_name: გუდაუთა, Гәдоуҭа, Гудаута
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.image_skyline: Gudauta Gunda.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Gudauta's centre
Settlement.image_shield: Gudauta coat of arms.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Gudauta na mapě.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Gudauta within Abkhazia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Gudauta in Georgia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Partially recognized independent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gudauta
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 8,514

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Wikidata facts

Official name: გუდაუთა
Population: 7056
Area: 5.26
Image: Gudauta Gunda.jpg

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Commons category: Gudauta
native label: გუდაუთა

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Travel guide

Get in

By bus from Sukhumi or Gagra.

By Moscow - Sukhumi train which goes two times a week in a winter and daily in a summer.

Eat

thumb|upright=1.2|View of Gudauta

Go next

Gagra Gold Coast and Musser (Misri) (18-20 km NW of Gudauta) - small picturesque resort towns New Athos (Novy Afon) Ochamchira Pitsunda Sukhumi — capital

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

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Contents

History
Air Base
Etymology
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
References
External links

A trade post of Genoa was located in Cavo de Buxo near modern Gudauta in the 13-15th centuries. Boxwood and hemp were exported to Europe via Cavo de Buxo.