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95:
249:
On the eve of the 2008 Russian invasion of
Georgia, all the Georgian inhabitants were evacuated to un-occupied Georgian territory and most of their abandoned homes were destroyed later. The homes were not rebuilt and the population did not return, leaving the largely destroyed village a
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passed a resolution on the establishment of the
Temporary Territorial Unit on April 11, 2007, Kurta became the headquarters of the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia headed by the ethnic
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307:
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293:แกแแค. แฅแฃแ แแ. แกแแแแแแก แฌแ. แแแแ แแแก แแแแแกแแ //แจแแแ แฅแแ แแแ: แแแขแแ แ แแ แแแแ แแแแฎแแแก แฎแแแแแแแก แแ แฅแแขแแฅแขแฃแ แฃแแ แแแแแแแแ แแแแ.-แแ.,2002.-แแ.199-200.
190:, it was one of the towns that remained under the control of Georgia between the unilateral secession of South Ossetia after the
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752:
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Kurta and its environs are part of the
Greater Liakhvi Valley Museum-Reserve. The village itself houses a
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195:
68:
218:
206:
551:
389:
353:
636:
379:
239:
183:
179:
164:
154:
141:
100:
46:
36:
476:
299:
270:
225:
606:
601:
222:
727:
581:
394:
785:
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521:
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176:
81:
596:
591:
205:, the secessionist-controlled capital of South Ossetia, on the right bank of the
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172:
59:
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348:
187:
127:
707:
651:
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621:
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571:
536:
526:
496:
466:
86:
702:
697:
556:
511:
501:
471:
461:
446:
358:
105:
712:
671:
666:
661:
631:
546:
516:
456:
451:
431:
415:
132:
682:
611:
561:
541:
491:
486:
20:
692:
626:
303:
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a. The town is still internationally recognized as a part of
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Georgiaโs South
Ossetia Conflict: Make Haste Slowly
232:to rehabilitation of the village's infrastructure.
228:. The Georgian government also allocated 1,850,000
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201:Kurta is situated nine kilometers north-east of
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40:
315:
8:
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28:
209:, and is strategically placed along the
797:Populated places in Tskhinvali District
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66:
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7:
213:(TransCam) between Tskhinvali and
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186:. Populated largely by ethnic
19:For the village in Egypt, see
1:
16:Abandoned village in Georgia
192:1991โ1992 South Ossetia War
813:
347:Administrative center(s):
275:International Crisis Group
18:
736:
343:
168:
159:
139:
57:
50:
41:
331:Administrative divisions
211:Trans-Caucasus Highway
196:2008 South Ossetia War
792:Ghost towns in Europe
768:42.28889ยฐN 43.95083ยฐE
219:Parliament of Georgia
207:Greater Liakhvi River
764: /
279:Europe Report Nยฐ183
773:42.28889; 43.95083
740:
119: โข Total
26:Ghost Town Village
747:
746:
637:Samkhret-Chiprani
240:Georgian Orthodox
180:autonomous oblast
173:abandoned village
148:
147:
804:
779:
778:
776:
775:
774:
769:
765:
762:
761:
760:
757:
741:
477:Chrdilo-Chiprani
338:
324:
317:
310:
301:
294:
292:
288:
282:
268:
226:Dmitry Sanakoyev
170:
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80:
78:
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52:
44:
43:
29:
812:
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782:
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772:
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766:
763:
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750:
748:
743:
742:Former village.
739:
732:
607:Kvemo-Monasteri
602:Kvemo-Machkhara
420:
416:Kvaisi (Kvaisa)
399:
368:
339:
334:
328:
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135:(Georgian Time)
94:
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75:
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63:
53:
45:
34:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
810:
808:
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728:Zemo-Monasteri
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710:
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674:
669:
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654:
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644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
582:Kvemo-Achabeti
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
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534:
529:
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519:
514:
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304:
296:
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283:
262:
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177:South Ossetian
175:in the former
146:
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137:
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110:
71:
65:
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35:
32:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
809:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
780:
777:
735:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
718:Zemo-Achabeti
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623:
620:
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610:
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603:
600:
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593:
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587:Kvemo-Bakarta
585:
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568:
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563:
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558:
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371:
365:
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336:South Ossetia
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291:(in Georgian)
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281:, 7 June 2007
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237:late medieval
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156:
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138:
134:
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121:
108:
107:
102:
89:
88:
83:
82:South Ossetia
72:
70:
61:
56:
48:
38:
30:
22:
749:
597:Kvemo-Koshka
592:Kvemo Ermani
566:
286:
278:
266:
248:
234:
217:. After the
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150:
149:
104:
85:
771: /
723:Zemo-Koshka
677:Tamarasheni
657:Shua-Ermani
532:Khetagurovo
507:Gudzhabauri
482:Duadonastau
786:Categories
756:42ยฐ17โฒ20โณN
437:Badzhigata
411:Tskhinvali
390:Tskhinvali
364:Tskhinvali
258:References
252:ghost town
244:St. George
242:church of
203:Tskhinvali
114:Population
60:Ghost Town
759:43ยฐ57โฒ3โณE
688:Tibilaani
577:Kvasatali
373:Districts
349:Akhalgori
188:Georgians
128:Time zone
738:Capital.
708:Uchvarsi
652:Shibonta
647:Sheubani
642:Saritata
622:Nazigina
617:Muldarta
572:Kusireti
537:Khikhata
527:Keshelta
497:Galuanta
467:Cheliata
425:Villages
380:Leningor
223:Ossetian
194:and the
171:) is an
165:Ossetian
155:Georgian
87:de facto
47:Ossetian
37:Georgian
703:Tsarita
698:Tsamadi
557:Kotanto
522:Kemulta
512:Kabuzta
502:Grubela
472:Chitata
462:Chagata
447:Bagiata
359:Kornisi
184:Georgia
142:Georgia
106:de jure
101:Georgia
69:Country
62:Village
713:Vaneli
679:
672:Sokhta
667:Sikhta
662:Sidani
632:Rokata
547:Khodzi
517:Kekhvi
457:Buzala
452:Britat
442:Bagata
432:Avnevi
157::
98:
79:
39::
683:Tbeti
612:Litsi
567:Kurta
562:Kroza
542:Khodi
492:Edisa
487:Dzari
404:Towns
395:Znaur
169:ะัััะฐ
160:แฅแฃแ แแ
151:Kurta
133:UTC+4
51:ะัััะฐ
42:แฅแฃแ แแ
33:Kurta
21:Qurta
693:Tlia
627:Raro
552:Kola
385:Dzau
354:Java
230:lari
215:Java
333:of
182:of
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277:,
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