Pschu
| Pschu Ҧсҳәы Псху |
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| ფსხუ | |||
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 Abkhazia (de facto) Georgia (de jure)
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| Rajon : | Sukhumi Raion | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 24 ' N , 40 ° 49' E | ||
| Residents : | 150 (2005) | ||
| Time zone : | Moscow Time (UTC + 3) | ||
| License plate : | DEP | ||
| Community type: | Village | ||
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Pskhu (/ psxu /; Georgian ფსხუ , Abkhaz Ҧсҳәы / PSX ° y, / psħʷə /; Russian Псху ) is a village in Rayon Sochumi the Autonomous Abkhazia in Georgia .
It is located 20 kilometers from the Black Sea in a valley of the same name between the Greater Caucasus and the Bzyb mountain range . It has around 150 inhabitants (as of 2005).
The majority of the residents are of Russian nationality. The village has a small hydroelectric power station with which it can meet its electricity needs and an airfield with a grass runway. It is used irregularly for tourist flights. Various barrows and the ruins of a medieval fortress are located near Pschu . The nearby mountain Inal-kuba (also Pschu-Nycha ) is one of the seven sacred mountains of the Abkhazians .
In the summer of 1942 the Wehrmacht occupied the village. She had previously crossed the border into Georgia, but had to withdraw after a few days.
Web links
- Tourist information Pschu (Russian)