Gali (town)

Gali Georgian: გალი; Abkhaz: Гал
town
Gali is located in the UN security zone
Gali Gali
Coordinates: 42°38′N 41°44′E / 42.633°N 41.733°E / 42.633; 41.733Coordinates: 42°38′N 41°44′E / 42.633°N 41.733°E / 42.633; 41.733
Country	Georgia
Region	Abkhazia

Gali (Georgian: გალი; Abkhaz: Гал, Gal) is a town in Georgia, 77 km southeast to Sukhumi in region Abkhazia. It is the centre of Gali District and was previously in the UN security zone prior to the Russian veto of the UMOMIG Mission in 2009.

External images

Bird's eye view of Gali [1]

History

On 15 April 1953, the newspaper Izvestia reported that the residents of Gali were celebrating the 132nd birthday of its oldest resident, Tlabgan Ketsba, and that he had founded the town in the 19th century.^[2]

References

v t e Cities and towns in Georgia Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Sokhumi Akhali Atoni Gagra Gali Gudauta Ochamchire Tkvarcheli Bichvinta Gantiadi Gulripshi Leselidze Miusera Autonomous Republic of Adjara Batumi Kobuleti Makhinjauri Chakvi Ochkhamuri Keda Khelvachauri Shuakhevi Khulo Guria Ozurgeti Lanchkhuti Chokhatauri Kveda Nasakirali Laituri Naruja Ureki Imereti Kutaisi Chiatura Baghdati Khoni Sachkhere Samtredia Terjola Tkibuli Tsqaltubo Vani Zestaponi Kharagauli Kulashi Shorapani Kakheti Telavi Akhmeta Dedoplistskaro Gurjaani Lagodekhi Sagarejo Sighnaghi Qvareli Tsnori Mirzaani Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta Dusheti Akhalgori Sioni Stepantsminda Tianeti Zhinvali Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Zugdidi Abasha Anaklia Jvari Khobi Martvili Poti Senaki Tsalenjikha Chkhorotsqu Mestia Samtskhe-Javakheti Akhaltsikhe Akhalkalaki Borjomi Ninotsminda Vale Abastumani Adigeni Akhaldaba Aspindza Bakuriani Bakurianis Andeziti Tsagveri Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Ambrolauri Oni Tsageri Kharistvala Kvaisa Lentekhi Ushguli Kvemo Kartli Rustavi Bolnisi Gardabani Dmanisi Tetritskaro Marneuli Tsalka Bediani Kazreti Manglisi Shaumiani Tamarisi Trialeti Shida Kartli Gori Kaspi Kareli Tskhinvali Khashuri Agara Java Surami Znauri Cities with local government Tbilisi Batumi Kutaisi Rustavi Poti Capital city Tbilisi

v t e Administrative divisions of Abkhazia Districts Gagra Gali Gudauta Gulripsh Ochamchira Sukhumi Tquarchal Cities Sukhumi Towns Gagra Gali Gudauta New Athos Ochamchira Pitsunda Tkvarcheli Other settlements Adzyubzha Avadhara Baslakhu Bedia Bzyb Chkhalta Chuburkhindji Gulripsh Guma Gyachrypsh Ilori Kvemo Barghebi Labra Lykhny Myussera Pskhu Psou Tsandryphsh See also: Administrative divisions of Georgia