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Merkheuli

Summary

Merkheuli (Abkhaz: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [meɾχeuli]; Armenian: Մերխեուլ) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia.[Note 1] A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.

Merkheuli
Мархьаул, მერხეული
Village
Merkheuli is located in Gulripshi District
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Merkheuli is located in Abkhazia
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Merkheuli is located in Georgia
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Coordinates: 42°59′31″N 41°09′51″E / 42.991825°N 41.164296°E / 42.991825; 41.164296
Country Georgia
Partially recognized
independent country		 Abkhazia[1]
DistrictGulripshi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total839
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4

History edit

Fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village.[2]

Merkheuli was established in 1879.[3]

Following the Armenian genocide, many Armenians resettled in Merkheuli, eventually becoming the majority ethnicity in the town.

Notable people edit

Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, was born in Merkheuli in 1899.

Population edit

Year of census Population Ethnic composition
1886[citation needed] 466 Russians (61.4%), Georgians (32.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1926[citation needed] 3,827 Georgians (47.3%), Armenians (15.8%), Russians and Ukrainians (9.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1959[citation needed] 3,076 Georgians, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
1989[citation needed] 3,939 Georgians, Armenians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
2011[4] 839 Armenians (76.3%), Georgians (9.4%), Abkhazians (8.6%), Russians (4.4%)

Climate edit

Merkheuli has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)

Climate data for Merkheuli
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2) 		5.9
(42.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.9
(62.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		14.3
(57.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119
(4.7) 		104
(4.1) 		114
(4.5) 		122
(4.8) 		97
(3.8) 		123
(4.8) 		117
(4.6) 		131
(5.2) 		132
(5.2) 		131
(5.2) 		134
(5.3) 		143
(5.6) 		1,467
(57.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

See also edit

Note edit

  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 edit

  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. ^ Settlements and Necropoleis of the Black Sea and its Hinterland in Antiquity, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Sümer Atasoy, p.27
  3. ^ "Московская Абхазская Диаспора". abkhazmoscow.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03.
  4. ^ "Гулрыпшский район 2011".
  5. ^ "Climate: Merkheuli". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.