Bakhuta Explained

Official Name:Bakhuta
Native Name:ბახუტა, Бахутæ
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Georgia (country)#South Ossetia#Shida Kartli
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bakhuta village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Mkhare
Subdivision Name:Georgia
Subdivision Name2:Shida Kartli
Subdivision Type1:Disputed territory
Subdivision Name1:South Ossetia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Java
Subdivision Type4:Community
Subdivision Name4:Mskhlebi
Coordinates:42.4114°N 43.8494°W
Elevation M:1280

Bakhuta (Georgian: ბახუტა, Ossetian; Ossetic: Бахутæ) is a highland village in Georgia's Russian-occupied territory of South Ossetia/Tskhinvali Region.[1] [2] It is located on the left bank of the river Patsa, to the south from Java Range, on the western slopes of Raro Mountain in the Java Municipality, Shida Kartli region. Distance to the municipal center, Java, is 20 km.[3] The village is surrounded by fir, spruce-beech, and fir-beech mixed forests.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ბახუტა . National Parliamentary Library of Georgia . 25 November 2018.
  2. Web site: საქართველოს კანონი მაღალმთიანი რეგიონების სოციალურ-ეკონომიკური და კულტურული განვითარების შესახებ . Legislative Herald of Georgia . 25 November 2018.
  3. Encyclopedia: . ბახუტა . Bakhuta . Georgian . 1977 . 2 . Tbilisi . 256.
  4. Web site: 25 000 Topographic Map of Georgia. National Agency of Public Registry. 25 November 2018.