Avnev ( Osset. Auneu , cargo. ავნევი - Avnevi ) is a village in the Transcaucasus to the west of Tskhinval . According to the administrative-territorial division of South Ossetia , which actually controls the village, it is located in the Znauri district , according to the administrative-territorial division of Georgia - in the Karelian municipality .
| Village | |
| Avnev | |
|---|---|
| Osset. Auneu , cargo. ავნევი | |
| A country | South Ossetia / Georgia [1] |
| Area | Znaursky [2] / Karelian [3] |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Avnevi |
| Population | |
| Population | 6 [4] people ( 2015 ) |
| Nationalities | Georgians (88%, 2002) |
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 population
- 3 History
- 4 notes
- 5 Topographic maps
Geography
It is located on the Vostochnaya River in the southeast of the Znaursky district in the Georgian enclave of Avnevi (Auneu) - Zeros between the Ossetian villages of Khetagurovo (to the north) and Tuldzyta (Didmukha) with Mugut (to the south).
Population
According to the 1989 census, out of 1,146 residents, Georgians accounted for 77% (905 people), Ossetians - 23% (241 people). Then, after the Ossetian population was expelled in the early 1990s, the village until August 2008 was populated mainly by Georgians only. [5] [6]
According to the 2002 census (conducted by the Georgian authorities, which controlled part of the Znaursky district at the time of the census), 1022 people lived in the village, including Georgians , 88% of the total population. [7]
On the eve of the 2008 military conflict, the Georgian population was evacuated to Georgia proper, and after that part of their houses without the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia was burned down. [8]
The 2015 census (conducted by the authorities of South Ossetia) recorded 6 residents in the village. [four]
History
At the beginning of the armed conflict, 2008 was populated by Georgians and controlled by Georgia , since 1992 in the zone of its control along with the village of Nuli . On August 7, 2008, Georgian troops and military equipment were concentrated in the area of the village, exchanging shelling with the neighboring Ossetian village of Khetagurovo and soon launched an offensive through it to Tskhinval . [9] [10] [11] [12] On the same day, the tower of the Georgian mobile telephone campaign “Magti” located near the village was blown up by grenade launchers, according to the Georgian version, the shelling was from South Ossetia. [13] . After August 2008, the village is controlled by the authorities of South Ossetia .
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 , Dzhava , 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
- ↑ 1 2 Results of the 2015 General Population Census of the Republic of South Ossetia / Responsible for the release: I. R. Tibilov , T. V. Bazaev , R. R. Zasseyeva , M. E. Pukhaev , A. V. Siukaev , M. Kh. Guchmazova . - Tskhinval: Office of State Statistics of the Republic of South Ossetia, 2016. - 452 p.
- ↑ South Ossetia. Ethnic Map According to the 1989 Census
- ↑ 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. 233:
ავნევი [avnevi] - 1022 ... ქართველები [qartveli] - 88%
- ↑ Chronology of the “five-day war” in South Ossetia. Events and statements: part 3 "The course of hostilities and information battles", August 10 Archived January 19, 2010.
- ↑ INTERFAX.RU. On August 7, 2008 in the villages of Avnevi and Zero
- ↑ Chronicle of August 7, 2008
- ↑ God protected us ...
- ↑ Black August of the village of Khetagurovo
- ↑ In South Ossetia, the repeater of the Georgian telephone operator
Topographic maps
- Map sheet K-38-64 Tskhinvali . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1987. 1989 Edition