Akhalgori Municipality or Leningor District ( ka, ახალგორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, os, Ленингоры район, russian: Ахалгорский муниципалитет) is a Municipality in
Georgia or
South Ossetia respectively.
Georgia considers Akhalgori part of the
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( ka, მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and t ...
. According to Tskhinval, the current Head of Administration of Leningor is Alan Djussoev, and the current Deputy Head is Alexander Baratashvili. Before the 2008 war, the municipality was divided, with the eastern part under Georgian and the western under South Ossetian control
The Georgian controlled part of Akhalgori/Leningor Municipality had a population of 7,700 in 2002, with approximately 2,000 living in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
itself. The largest villages were Ikorta, Korinta, Qanchaveti, Kvemo Zakhori, Largvisi, Doretkari, and Karchokhi. The population was primarily Georgian (6,520) and Ossetian (1,110) prior to the
2008 Russo-Georgian War
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. Since the war, over 5,000 ethnic Georgians –
at least 70% of the total population and 90% of local ethnic Georgians – have fled the area, citing discrimination and a "
climate of fear" under the Russian-South Ossetian control. Unlike in other Georgian enclaves, Ossetian militias have not systematically destroyed village structures, though there have been some reports of attacks against civilians and complaints of intimidation.
International status
According to
administrative divisions of South Ossetia
South Ossetia is subdivided into four ''raion
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the municipality is located on territory of
Leningor District
Akhalgori Municipality or Leningor District ( ka, ახალგორის მუნიციპალიტეტი, os, Ленингоры район, russian: Ахалгорский муниципалитет) is a Municipality in Georgia o ...
.
Sites
The district houses several notable pieces of medieval Georgian architecture, listed below:
*
Ikorta church
The Ikorta church of the Archangel ( ka, იკორთის მთავარანგელოზის ტაძარი), commonly known as Ikorta (იკორთა) is a 12th-century Georgian Orthodox church located at the outskirts of ...
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Ikoti nunnery and church (1172)
*The monasteries of
Kabeni,
Largvisi, and Khopa (9th-13th century)
*The basilicas of Lomisi, Armazi, and Bikari;
*The fortresses of Tsirkoli and Tskhmori.
*The old palace of the
Eristavi noble Family
See also
*
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( ka, მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and t ...
Notes
References
External links
{{Administrative divisions of South Ossetia
Districts of Georgia (country)
Populated places in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Districts of South Ossetia