Samurzakano
Sign in to saveSamurzakano () is a historical region in southeastern Abkhazia, in western Georgia. It is populated by Mingrelians.
Key facts
- 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.