Zemo-Monasteri

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Zemo-Monasteri

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Zemo-Monasteri (Georgia)
Coordinates: 42°17′08″N43°54′53″E / 42.28556°N 43.91472°E / 42.28556; 43.91472 Coordinates: 42°17′08″N43°54′53″E / 42.28556°N 43.91472°E / 42.28556; 43.91472
Country Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
De facto state South Ossetia [n 1]
Population
 (2016)
  Total50
Time zone UTC+4 (Georgian Time)

Zemo-Monasteri 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-Monasteri, 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.