Eshera
ეშერა, Ешыра, Эшера
Village
Location in Abkhazia
Location in Abkhazia
Eshera is located in Georgia
Eshera
Eshera
Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 40°56′9″E / 43.04056°N 40.93583°E / 43.04056; 40.93583
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country		 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictSukhumi
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4 (GET)

Eshera (Georgian: ეშერა; Abkhaz: Ешыра; Russian: Эшера) is a village in the Sukhumi District in Abkhazia.[2] It is a climatic-balneotherapeutic resort on the Black Sea coast, at the right side of Gumista river. Its altitude above sea level is around 30 m, the distance to Sukhumi is 16 km. Once a part of the Abkhazian ASSR of the Georgian SSR, Eshera is controlled by the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia since 1993.

The Abkhaz Census of 2011 reported that Eshera had a population of 2,141. The ethnic makeup was 40.9% Abkhaz, 40.8% Armenians and 10.9% Russians. Other minorities included Georgians (1.9%), Ukrainians (1.2%) and Greeks (0.6%).[3]

The existence of Greek colonies are assumed in the vicinity of the Eshera. [4] In addition, many fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village.[5]

Vladislav Ardzinba was born in Eshera.

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  1. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  2. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  3. ^ "Сухумский район 2011".
  4. ^ Kakhidze, Amiran (2005). "Athens and the Black Sea Area in the Late Archaic and Classical Periods". Collection de l'Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité.
  5. ^ Settlements and Necropoleis of the Black Sea and its Hinterland in Antiquity, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Sümer Atasoy, p.27


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