Kamani, Georgia Explained

Kamani
Native Name:Georgian: კამანი, Abkhazian: Каман, Russian: Каман
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Georgia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Partially recognized
independent country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sukhumi
Timezone:GET
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:43.0581°N 41.0436°W
Elevation M:160

Kamani (Georgian: კამანი) is a small village in Abkhazia, the disputed region of Georgia. It is notable for the Kamani Monastery and the 1993 Kamani massacre.

History

See main article: Kamani massacre. The Kamani Massacre took place on July 9, 1993, during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. It was perpetrated against Georgian inhabitants of Kamani (a small village located north of Sukhumi), mainly by militia forces of Abkhaz separatists, and their North Caucasian and Russian allies. It became a part of the bloody campaign carried out by the separatists, which was known as the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Conflict in the Caucasus: Georgia, Abkhazia, and the Russian Shadow by S. A. Chervonnaia and Svetlana Mikhailovna Chervonnaia, p 51