Salme (village)
| Salme küla სალმე (in Georgian) Сальме (in Abkhaz) Salme (in Estonian) | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Salme küla  Salme küla | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′N 40°02′E / 43.433°N 40.033°ECoordinates: 43°26′N 40°02′E / 43.433°N 40.033°E | |
| Country | Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia |
| District | Gagra |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Salme (Georgian: სალმე, Abkhazian: Сальме/Ҧсоу, Estonian: Salme, Russian: Сальме) is a village in Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia. It was founded in 1884 by Estonian resettlers from Kuusalu, Governorate of Estonia. In 1989 the village had 1659 inhabitants, mostly Estonians, Armenians, Georgians and Russians. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants are Abkhaz, as most of the Estonians were repatriated back to Estonia during the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz war. The village has subsequently been renamed Psou by Abkhaz authorities after the Psou River.
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- 1 2 Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
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