Java ჯავა Дзау | |
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Town | |
 A Russian military base in Java in 2008 | |
  Java Location of Java in Georgia Show map of Georgia | |
| Coordinates:42°23′25″N43°55′25″E / 42.39028°N 43.92361°E /42.39028; 43.92361 | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| De facto state |  South Ossetia[1] |
| Mkhare | Shida Kartli |
| District | Dzau |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
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Java orDzau (Georgian:ჯავა[dʒava]ⓘ;Ossetian:Дзау,Dzaw;Russian:ДжаваDzhava) is a town of approximately 1,500 people in the disputedde facto independentRepublic of South Ossetia, internationally considered part ofShida Kartli,Georgia (except by theRussian Federation andfour other UN member states). According to Georgia's current official administrative division, Java is a main town ofJava district in the north ofShida Kartli region. According to the South Ossetian side Dzau is an administrative center ofDzau district. The town is situated on the southern slopes of theGreater Caucasus, within theGreater Liakhvi Gorge, 1,040 m (3,412 ft) above sea level.
Java is the second largest urban settlement in South Ossetia, afterTskhinvali. It is located outside theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe-defined boundaries of theGeorgian-Ossetian conflict zone – an area within a 15-km radius of Tskhinvali.[2][3][4]
The town played a major role in theRusso-Georgian War, with most of theSouth Ossetian military forces being located there[5] at the time of the Georgian offensive. During theBattle of Tskhinvali, the government of South Ossetia relocated to Java.
Georgia had accused the Russian military of building a large military base in Java before the war. These concerns were brought by thePresident of Georgia,Mikheil Saakashvili, to the attention of theUN General Assembly on September 26, 2007.[6] After the war, Russia announced it was constructing military bases in Java and Tskhinvali, which would be ready in 2010.[citation needed]
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