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Chkhalta

Chkhalta (; ; ) is a village in the upper part of the Kodori Valley, situated in Gulripshi District, Abkhazia, a breakaway republic from Georgia.

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Region: აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა - Аԥснытәи Автономтә Республика
Country: Абхазия - Аԥсны

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Chkhalta
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Abkhazia
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Chkhalta in Abkhazia
Settlement.image_skyline: Upper Abkhazian Government.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The House of the Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic, Azhara, Upper Abkhazia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Partially recognized independent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gulripshi
Settlement.population_as_of: 1989
Settlement.timezone: MSK
Settlement.utc_offset: +3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: ჩხალთა
Country: Republic of Abkhazia
Located in: Gulripshi Municipality
Population: +140
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Image: Upper Abkhazian Government.jpg

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Chkhalta (; ; ) is a village in the upper part of the Kodori Valley, situated in Gulripshi District, Abkhazia, a breakaway republic from Georgia.

==History== Chkhalta is considered to be "Tsakhar" of the Byzantine sources by a considerable number of scholars. Here, in 556, the battle took place between the Byzantine army and rebellious Misimians, a local proto-Georgian tribe. The Missimians revolted during the Lazic War against the Byzantine rule and sided with the Sasanian Empire, but the Sasanians could offer no help as they were defeated by the Byzantine army at Phasis (Poti). Misimian rebels fortified themselves in the fortress of Tsakhar, but they were defeated by the Byzantine army. The Misimians continued to fight, but ultimately the revolt was suppressed.