Java or Dzau is a town of approximately 1,500 people in the disputed de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia, internationally considered part of Shida Kartli, Georgia. 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. The town is situated on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, within the Greater Liakhvi Gorge, 1,040 m (3,412 ft) above sea level.
Tskhinvali or Tskhinval is the capital of the disputed de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia, internationally considered part of Shida Kartli, Georgia. Tskhinvali Region, known historically as Samachablo, was always part of the Georgian state as a single military and administrative entity. It is located on the Great Liakhvi River approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
The 1991–1992 South Ossetia War was fought between Georgian government forces and ethnic Georgian militias on one side and the forces of South Ossetian separatists and Russia on the other. The war ended with a Dagomys Agreement, signed on 24 June 1992, which established a joint peacekeeping force and left South Ossetia divided between the rival authorities.
The Battle of Tskhinvali was a fight for the city of Tskhinvali, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia. It was the only major battle in the Russo-Georgian War. Georgian ground troops entered the city on early 8 August 2008. After the three-day fierce fighting with South Ossetian militia and Russian troops, Georgian troops finally withdrew from the city on the evening of 10 August. By 11 August, all Georgian troops had left South Ossetia and Russian forces advanced into undisputed Georgia facing no resistance.
Khetagurovo is a 150-house village in South Ossetia, de facto independent partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus, formerly the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. The village has been controlled by the South Ossetian forces since the armed clashes with the Georgian troops in 1991/1992. Until 1991 village was part of Tskhinvali district, Gori municipality. Sakrebulo center.
Galuanta is a settlement in the Gori district of Georgia. Since 1991 settlement is in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia.
Grubela is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kvasatali is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia.
Kroza is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kusireti is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Khodi is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Tbeti is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is located 2 kilometers west of Tskhinvali.
Tibilaani is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
Bagata is a settlement in the Tskhinvali District/Gori Municipality of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is 7 kilometers from Tskhinvali.
Gudzhabauri is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kvemo-Achabeti is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Zemo-Monasteri is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
Zemo-Achabeti is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
Tskhinvali District is a district of South Ossetia. The district consists of the lower part of Greater Liakhvi valley, where Tskhinvali itself is located, and of the less-populated valleys of Smaller Liakhvi and Mejuda rivers.
Dzari is a settlement at the head of the river Kornisistskali in the Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is located 12 kilometers west of Tskhinvali. Community center, villages: Brili, Gardanta, Dampaleti, Zemo Dodoti, Kverneti, Mebrune, Rustavi, Kvemo Dodoti, Chelekhsata, Jabita.
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