Zemo-Achabeti

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Zemo-Achabeti

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Zemo-Achabeti
Zemo-Achabeti (Georgia)
Coordinates: 42°16′41″N43°57′24″E / 42.27806°N 43.95667°E / 42.27806; 43.95667 Coordinates: 42°16′41″N43°57′24″E / 42.27806°N 43.95667°E / 42.27806; 43.95667
Country Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
De facto state South Ossetia [n 1]
Time zone UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Zemo-Achabeti is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district [1] of South Ossetia, [2] a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.

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  1. South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

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References

  1. Zemo-Achabeti, Georgia Mindat.org
  2. Президиум Верховного Совета Грузинской Советской Социалистической Республики (1988). Грузинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1987 г. Тбилиси: Сабчота Сакартвело. p. 272.