Bedia (village)

Bedia (Georgian: ბედია; Abkhaz: Бедиа) is a village in the Gali Municipality/Tkvarcheli District of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. As a result of the Georgian dispute over the sovereignty of Abkhazia, Georgia claims the village as part of its Gali Municipality. As of 2011, the village had a population of 288, of which 85.5% were ethnic Georgians and 13.6% were ethnic Abkhaz, with 2 others living in the village.^[2]

Bedia Georgian: ბედია, Abkhaz: Бедиа
Village
Bedia Show map of Georgia Bedia Show map of Abkhazia
Coordinates: 42°43′34″N 41°38′35″E
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized independent country	Abkhazia[1]
District	Gali
Population  (2011)
• Total	288
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

History

According to the medieval Georgian Chronicles, Egros, son of Togarmah, inherited the land between the Likhi Range, Black Sea and upper Khazar River where he settled and found a city Egrisi, which is now called Bedia.

See also

• Bedia Cathedral