Gagra
Gagra
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Coastline of Gagra | |
Location of Gagra in Abkhazia | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′N 40°16′E / 43.283°N 40.267°E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia |
| District | Gagra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yuri Khagush |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2018) | 12,002 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Climate | Cfa |
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Gagra (Georgian: გაგრა; Russian and Abkhaz: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort in Imperial Russian and Soviet times.
It had a population of 26,636 in 1989, but this has declined considerably as a result of ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia and other demographic shifts during and after the War in Abkhazia (1992–93).
Gagra is the center of the district of the same name. It is located in the western part of the region of Abkhazia, and the Psou River serves as the border with the Krasnodar Krai of Russia.