Ajaria (Georgia)

Adzharia

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by Ilya Kartashov

• Presentation of Ajaria
• Flag of Ajaria
• Problems with the new flag

See also:

• Georgia
• Ajaria, 2000-2004
• Ajaria in Soviet Union
• Ajaria: Historical flags

Presentation of Ajaria

Name: Ajarian (or 'Adzharian') Autonomous Republic
Location: Georgia
Status: Constituent part of Georgia.
Notes: The Ajarian ASSR was created in 1921, largely for political reasons. Firstly, it prevented the Georgians from exercising full control over the port of Batumi, and served to encourage supposedly pro-Communist elements amongst Ajaris (or 'Lazis') living on the Turkish side of the border.

Stuart Notholt

According to Rudolf A.Mark - Die Völker der ehemaligen Sowjetunion:

The Ajar (selfname: Adzareli; Russ.: Adzarcy) are a Georgian ethnic group at the south east coast of the Black Sea. They became