Gantiadi

Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი [ɡantʰiadi] ⓘ; Russian: Гантиади), or Tsandryphsh (Abkhaz: Цандрыҧшь; Russian: Цандрыпш), is an urban-type settlement on the Black Sea coast in Georgia, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia,[note 1] 5 km from the Russian border.

Gantiadi
განთიადი (in Georgian)
Цандрыҧшь (in Abkhaz)
Tsandrypsh
Urban-type settlement
Basilica in Gantiadi (6th century AD)
Basilica in Gantiadi (6th century AD)
Location in Abkhazia
Location in Abkhazia
Gantiadi is located in Georgia
Gantiadi
Gantiadi
Location in Georgia
Coordinates: 43°22′N 40°05′E
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country		 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictGagra
Government
 • MayorAlbert Tarkil[2]
 • First Deputy MayorKarapet Karagozyan[2]
 • Second Deputy MayorGrigori Kasparyan[2]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,170
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
ClimateCfa

Name
Basilica

Gantiadi in historical times, was known as Sauchi (Russian: Саучи). Then, until 1944 as Yermolov, after the Russian general Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov. From 1944 until 1991, the settlement was known as Gantiadi (Georgian: განთიადი, Russian: Гантиади), from the Georgian word for Dawn. After the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, Gantiadi was renamed as Tsandrypsh by the de facto government, but the name Gantiadi is still used informally among Abkhazians and widely in other languages.[3] The name Tsandrypsh derives from the princely family Tsanba.

History

Gantiadi is said to have been the historical capital of the principality of Saniga before the 6th century AD. It later became the capital of Sadzen.[3]

Demographics

In 2011, Gantiadi had a population of 5,170. Of these, 55.9% were Armenians, 19.6% Abkhaz, 18.4% Russians, 1.2% Ukrainians, 0.9% Georgians and 0.7% Greeks.[4]

Main sights

Tsandryphsh houses a 6th-century Georgian Christian church.[5] A personal residence of Joseph Stalin is also located here.

See also

Notes
  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.

References
  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. "Администрация городов, сёл и посёлков Гагрского района". Gagra DistrictAdministration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. Pashkov, O.V. (2010). Поселок Цандрипш (Цандрыпш) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  4. 2011 Census results
  5. V. Jaoshvili, R. Rcheulishvili, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 2, p. 680, Tbilisi, 1977.
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