Georgia's breakaway territory of Abkhazia borders Russia and is just a few dozen kilometers from the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in February. Abkhaz separatists fought Georgian government forces in 1992-93, after which the region declared independence. Russia recognized Abkhazia and another Georgian separatist region, South Ossetia, as independent states after the August 2008 Russia-Georgia War, but few other countries recognize them.
Daily Life In Abkhazia
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People pass by the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia building in Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway Georgian region. The building was destroyed in the 1992-93 war with Georgia.
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People enjoy the sun on the banks of the Black Sea in Sukhumi.
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A man fishes on a pier in Sukhumi's harbor.
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An abandoned boat on a beach in Sukhumi
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A girl rides a swing in the town of Tkvarcheli, some 50 kilometers southeast of Sukhumi.
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Local resident Vitaly Benia rests on a bench at an abandoned railway station in the town of Tkvarcheli.
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A cow grazes in the town of Tkvarcheli.
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Elderly people stand in a queue to receive their pension payments in the town of Tkvarcheli.
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An abandoned cable car in the town of Tkvarcheli
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A woman counts money at a market in the town of Tkvarcheli.
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A rooster on sale at a market in the town of Tkvarcheli
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A vendor waits for customers at her stall at a market in Sukhumi.
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An abandoned ore-mining and -processing factory in the town of Tkvarcheli
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An abandoned gate near the town of Ochamchira, some 50 kilometers southeast of Sukhumi
