Kurta ( Ossetian Kurta , cargo. ქურთა ) is a former village 7 km north of Tskhinval in South Ossetia .
| Former village | |
| Kurt | |
|---|---|
| Osset. Kurt cargo. ქურთა | |
| A country | South Ossetia / Georgia [1] |
| Area | Tskhinvali District [2] / Gori Municipality [3] |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 people |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Car code | RSO |
Population
According to the 1989 census, 1,102 people lived in the village, of which 882 were Georgians (80%) and 220 Ossetians (20%). After the expulsion of the Ossetian population in the early 1990s and the transition under the control of Georgia for the period 1992-2008. the vast majority of the population were Georgians [4] . According to the 2002 census (conducted by the Georgian authorities, which controlled part of the Tskhinvali region at the time of the census), 1,124 people lived in the village, including Georgians, accounting for 93% of the total population [5] .
The Georgian population was evacuated on the eve of August 2008 to Georgia itself , and their houses without the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia were mainly subsequently burned [6] . In fact, the village was depopulated and ceased to exist.
History
During the South Ossetian conflict, the village was part of the Georgian enclave north of Tskhinval and was located in 1992-2008. under the control of Georgia [7] .
On December 1, 2006, the inauguration of the pro-Georgian president of the “temporary Ossetian autonomy” Dmitry Sanakoev took place in the village.
On the eve of and during the military conflict of 2008, most of the residents were phoned out and left the village. As a result, the authorities of South Ossetia established control over the settlement. At the end of August of the same year, Human Rights Watch stated that according to satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts, South Ossetian militias burned Georgian villages in South Ossetia, including the village of Kurt [8] According to the Speaker of the Parliament of South Ossetia, Znaur Gassiev , [9] all houses of the Georgian population were burned. The village has been wiped off the face of the earth. [10] .
Notes
- ↑ This locality is located on the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region , which is disputed . According to the administrative-territorial division of Georgia , the disputed territory (“ Tskhinvali region ”) is divided between the Akhalgori , Gori , Javi , Karelian , Onsk and Sachkher municipalities . In fact, the disputed territory is occupied by the partially recognized state of the Republic of South Ossetia .
- ↑ Under the jurisdiction of the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia
- ↑ According to the jurisdiction of Georgia
- ↑ List of villages in South Ossetia and population in 1989 Archived on March 21, 2012.
- ↑ Georgia Census 2002. Census of village population of Georgia (Georgia) - P. 226:
ქურთა [qurta] - 1124 ... ქართველები [qartveli] −93%
- ↑ Chronology of the “five-day war” in South Ossetia. Events and statements: part 3 “The course of hostilities and information battles”, August 10 Archived on January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Georgian oasis in South Ossetia (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment August 26, 2008. Archived April 3, 2008.
- ↑ Georgia: satellite images show destruction in Georgian villages of South Ossetia
- ↑ RES
- ↑ Russia can grow in new territories and get new problems (video + photo) - Dmitry STESHIN (08.22.2008)