Bzyb (village)
Bzyb (Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, Bzyph, Georgian: ბზიფი, Bzipi, Russian: Бзыбь or Бзыпта) is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Next to the river Bzyb. There is a 9th-10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. The town became less important when the fortress was destroyed and the town passed into the control of the clan of Inal-Ipa, which perhaps branched off around 1730 from Abkhazia's princely house, the Shervashidze.
Bzyb
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Urban-type settlement and municipality | |
Location in Abkhazia | |
Bzyb Location in Georgia Bzyb Location in Abkhazia | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Partially recognized independent country | Abkhazia |
| District | Gagra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tamaz Leiba |
| • Deputy Mayor | Alla Grigolia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,719 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Climate | Cfa |
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