26 November 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Tskhinvali is a city in the independent region of
South Ossetia,
Georgia Transcaucasia and the capital of the
Republic of South Ossetia (which has been
recognised by the
Russian Federation and four other UN member states only) and the former
Soviet Georgian South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. The city had been administratively divided into the
region (mkhare) of
Shida Kartli by
Georgia after the revocation of the autonomous oblast. It’s located on the
Great Liakhvi River approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the Georgian capital
Tbilisi.
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