Samurzakano

Samurzakano () is a historical region in southeastern Abkhazia, in western Georgia. It is populated by Mingrelians.

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Settlement.name: Samurzakano
Settlement.native_name: სამურზაყანო
Settlement.settlement_type: Historical region
Settlement.image_skyline: Viskovatov. Samurzakano Militia standard.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Samurzakano Militia standard, 1841
Settlement.map_caption: Map highlighting the historical region of Samurzakano
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia Abkhazia#Georgia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.coordinates_footnotes: An approximate geographical area.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Abkhazia
Settlement.seat: Tbilisi
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.parts_type: Districts
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Samurzakano () is a historical region in southeastern Abkhazia, in western Georgia. It is populated by Mingrelians.

== History == left|thumb|300px|Samurzakano and Abkhazia under the Russian Empire in 1899. left|thumb|300px|Samurzakano and Abkhazia under the Russian Empire in 1843. Samurzakano was established as a fief of one of the branches of the Chachba family in the early 18th century. It included the territory of the contemporary Gali district and part of Ochamchire district.