Estonia
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|---|---|
Village | |
  Estonia  Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′N 41°12′E / 42.883°N 41.200°E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country |  Abkhazia[notes 1] |
| District | Sukhumi |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (1989) | 1,279 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Estonia (Abkhaz: Допукыт, Georgian: ესტონკა) or sometimes Estonka, is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia by the river Kodori.[1]
The village was founded in 1881. and had a school- and prayerhouse and a civic center.[2] Greeks of the village were deported to Kazakhstan in the late 40s.[3] Most people in the village today are Abkhazians, Armenians and Russians[4]. By 2008 only 10 Estonian families lived there and the village is has been renamed to 'Dopuket' by the Abkhazians.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "EKI". Eesti Keele Instituudi kohanimeandmed. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Nigol, August (1918). Eesti asundused ja asupaigad Wenemaal (in Estonian). Tartu: Postimees. p. 71.
- ^ Hewitt, Brian George (2013). Discordant Neighbours: A Reassessment of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South Ossetian Conflicts (Illustrated ed.). Brill. p. 46. ISBN 978-9004248922.
- ^ Есиава, Бадри (8 July 2019). "Пилот, крестьянин и отшельник: "маленькая Эстония" в Абхазии". Sputnik. p. 1. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Piirsalu, Jaanus (19 May 2008). "Eestlaste elu Abhaasias: Estonia küla nimetati ümber Dopuketiks". Eesti Päevaleht. p. 1. Retrieved 29 March 2024.