Pitsunda, also known as Bichvinta, is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, it became an important political and religious centre of the region in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and since Soviet times it has been one of the main resorts of Abkhazia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude43.159167 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Pitsunda (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 4,088 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 43.159167, longitude 40.339722
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 4088 (2020)
View the Source2. Pitsunda (Wikipedia)
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Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages.
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Bich’vinta - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 615460
43.15925 40.33985 P PPL GE 02 9021892 3986 2 Asia/Tbilisi
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 2 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 40.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 40.25
43.25 40.25 Cfb
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