Merkheuli ( ab, Мархьаул; ka, მერხეული ; hy, Մերխեուլ) is a village in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

, Georgia. A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.

History

Fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village. Merkheuli was established in 1879. Following the Armenian genocide, many Armenians resettled in Merkheuli, eventually becoming the majority ethnicity in the town.

Notable people

Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, was born in Merkheuli in 1899.

Population

Climate

Merkheuli has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Cfa.)

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