Bagata (village)

Bagata
Ossetian: Багатæ
Georgian: ბაგატა
Village
Bagata
Location of Bagata in Georgia
Bagata
Bagata (Shida Kartli)
Bagata
Bagata (Georgia)
Coordinates: 42°12′31″N 43°53′35″E / 42.20861°N 43.89306°E / 42.20861; 43.89306
Country Georgia
De facto stateSouth Ossetia[n 1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Bagata (Ossetian: Багатæ, Georgian: ბაგატა) is a settlement in the Tskhinvali District/Gori Municipality of South Ossetia,[1] Georgia.[2] It is 7 kilometers from Tskhinvali.

History

This Eastern Georgia village used to be in Khetagurovo Community, Kurta Municipality. In 1991 it was included in Tskhinvali District.

Geography

Located on Shida Kartli plain. 900 meters above sea level.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References

  1. ^ Президиум Верховного Совета Грузинской Советской Социалистической Республики (1988). Грузинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1987 г. Тбилиси: Сабчота Сакартвело. p. 272.
  2. ^ (in Georgian) ბაგატა
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