Java ( ka, ჯავა ; os, Дзау, ''Dzaw''; russian: Джава ''Dzhava'') is a town of approximately 1,500 people in
Georgia (in
South Ossetia). According to Georgia's current official administrative division, Java is a main town of
Java district in the north of
Shida Kartli region. According to the South Ossetian side Dzau is an administrative center of
Dzau district
Dzau District ( ka, ჯავის რაიონი, ''Javis raioni''; os, Дзауы район, ''Dzawy rajon''; russian: Дзауский район, ''Dzauskij rajon'') is a district in South Ossetia.
Geography
Roki Tunnel, Mamison Pass, ...
. The town is situated on the southern slopes of the
Greater Caucasus, within the
Greater Liakhvi Gorge, above sea level.
Java is the second largest urban settlement in South Ossetia, after
Tskhinvali
Tskhinvali ( ka, ცხინვალი ) or Tskhinval ( os, Цхинвал, Чъреба, Tskhinval, Chreba, ; rus, Цхинва́л(и), r=Tskhinvál(i), ) is the capital of the disputed ''de facto'' independent Republic of South Ossetia, int ...
. It is located outside the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe-defined boundaries of the
Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone – an area within a 15-km radius of Tskhinvali.
The town played a major role in the
2008 South Ossetia war
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, with most of the
South Ossetian military forces being located there
at the time of the Georgian offensive. During the
Battle of Tskhinvali, the government of South Ossetia relocated to Java.
Georgia had accused the Russian military of building a large military base in Java before the war. These concerns were brought by the
President of Georgia
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
,
Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. , to the attention of the
UN General Assembly
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on September 26, 2007. After the war, Russia announced it was constructing military bases in Java and Tskhinvali, which would be ready in 2010.
References
Populated places in Dzau District
Cities and towns in Shida Kartli
Tiflis Governorate
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