Dranda
Dranda
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Village | |
Dranda | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′27″N 41°09′44″E / 42.87417°N 41.16222°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Georgia |
| Country (de facto) | Abkhazia |
| Settled | 6th century BC |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,205 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 384900 |
| Area code | +7 840 22x-xx-xx |
| Vehicle registration | ABH |
Dranda (Georgian: დრანდა; Abkhaz: Дранда; Armenian: Դրանդա; Russian: Дранда) is a town located in Gulripshi District near the Black Sea, about 20 km (12 mi) from the capital Sukhumi and about 7 kilometers from Gulripshi. The town is near Sukhumi-Babushara Airport, which was reopened in 2008. In Dranda itself there is an Orthodox cathedral from the 6th century.