Samurzakano სამურზაყანო | |
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 Samurzakano Militia standard, 1841 | |
  Samurzakano Map highlighting the historical region ofSamurzakano Show map of Abkhazia Samurzakano Samurzakano (Georgia) Show map of Georgia | |
| Coordinates:42°41′N41°39′E / 42.683°N 41.650°E /42.683; 41.650 An approximate geographical area. | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Mkhare | Abkhazia |
| Capital | Tbilisi |
Samurzakano (Georgian:სამურზაყანო,samurzak'ano) is a historical region in southeasternAbkhazia,[1] in westernGeorgia.[2][3] It is populated byMingrelians.
Samurzakano was established as afief of one of the branches of the Chachba family in the early 18th century. It included the territory of the contemporaryGali district and part ofOchamchire district.
TheGeorgian Soviet Encyclopaedia wrote "in 1705 three brothers of the Abkhazian ruling family, surnamed Chachba (in GeorgianShervashidze) divided up their territory, one taking the north (fromGagra to theR. Kodori), the second the central Abzhywa region (from theKodori to theR. Ghalidzga), and the third, Murzaqan, the southern part (from the Ghalidzga to theR. Enguri), and so this province, which was roughly equivalent to the modern Gali District, became known as Samurzaqano."[2][4]
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