Akhalgori or
Leningor is a town in
South OssetiaSouth Ossetia is a disputed region in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
, partially
recognized republicAbkhazia and South Ossetia are two disputed regions in the Caucasus with De Facto independence as the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia, respectively. The two republics each claim to be sovereign states deserving of full international recognition and recognise each other as...
in the
South CaucasusThe South Caucasus is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Transcaucasus...
, formerly the
South Ossetian Autonomous OblastThe South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20 1922. Its autonomy was unilaterally revoked on December 10, 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, leading to the First South Ossetian War...
within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. The name Akhalgori is used by the
GeorgianGeorgia Georgia Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan...
government whereas Leningor is the name given to the city in the Soviet era and used by the South Ossetians.
During the soviet era it was part of the
South Ossetian Autonomous OblastThe South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20 1922. Its autonomy was unilaterally revoked on December 10, 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, leading to the First South Ossetian War...
and was called Leningori after
Vladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov , was the Bolshevik Leader of the 1917 October Revolution, and the first Head of State of the Soviet Union; in the course of his political career, he used the pseudonyms Lenin, V. I. Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, and N. Lenin...
. It was renamed Akhalgori by the Georgians at the end of 1990.
The town remained under Georgian jurisdiction after most of South Ossetia broke away from the central government's control during the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War.
Akhalgori or
Leningor is a town in
South OssetiaSouth Ossetia is a disputed region in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
, partially
recognized republicAbkhazia and South Ossetia are two disputed regions in the Caucasus with De Facto independence as the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia, respectively. The two republics each claim to be sovereign states deserving of full international recognition and recognise each other as...
in the
South CaucasusThe South Caucasus is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Transcaucasus...
, formerly the
South Ossetian Autonomous OblastThe South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20 1922. Its autonomy was unilaterally revoked on December 10, 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, leading to the First South Ossetian War...
within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. The name Akhalgori is used by the
GeorgianGeorgia Georgia Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan...
government whereas Leningor is the name given to the city in the Soviet era and used by the South Ossetians.
Historically
During the soviet era it was part of the
South Ossetian Autonomous OblastThe South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created within the Georgian SSR on April 20 1922. Its autonomy was unilaterally revoked on December 10, 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, leading to the First South Ossetian War...
and was called Leningori after
Vladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov , was the Bolshevik Leader of the 1917 October Revolution, and the first Head of State of the Soviet Union; in the course of his political career, he used the pseudonyms Lenin, V. I. Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, and N. Lenin...
. It was renamed Akhalgori by the Georgians at the end of 1990.
Control over the town
The town remained under Georgian jurisdiction after most of South Ossetia broke away from the central government's control during the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War. It came under the control of South Ossetian secessionist authorities as a result of the
2008 South Ossetia WarThe 2008 South Ossetia War, also known as the Russia–Georgia War, was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and the Russian Federation together with Ossetians and Abkhazians on the other....
on August 17 2008. The government of South Ossetia has renamed the town Leningor.
Before the conflict, Akhalgori district had a population of 7,700, with approximately 2,000 living in the town itself. The largest villages were Ikorta, Korinta, Qanchaveti, Kvemo Zakhori, Largvisi, Doretkari, and Karchokhi. The population was primarily Georgian (6,520) and Ossetian (1,110) with good relations between the two communities.
Currently Akhalgori as well as South Ossetia are controlled by Russian forces and South Ossetian militia.
Town's position in administrative subdivision makeup
- According to South Ossetia
South Ossetia is a disputed region in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
n official division, the town is the capital of Leningor District of South Ossetia
- According to Georgian
Georgia Georgia Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan...
official division, the town is in the regionA raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"...
in Mtskheta-MtianetiMtskheta-Mtianeti is a region in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and the adjoining mountainous areas.- External links :
...
, Akhalgori districtAkhalgori District or Leningor district is a district in South Ossetia, a disputed territory recognized by Nicaragua, Russia and Venezuela as an independent state. Georgia considers Akhalgori part of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region within its territory occupied by Russia. Tskhinvali refers to the...
, of Georgia
Industry and commerce
Akhalgori is home to the Lomisi brewery, which is the primary employer of the town.
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