Merkheuli

Merkheuli (Abkhazian: Мархьаул; Georgian: მერხეული [mɛrxɛuli]; Armenian: Մերխեուլ) is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia.[Note 1] A 2011 census recorded a population of 839 people.

Merkheuli
Мархьаул, მერხეული, Մերխեուլ
Village
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Merkheuli
Coordinates: 42.991825°N 41.164296°E / 42.991825; 41.164296
CountryAbkhazia (de facto)
Georgia (de jure)
DistrictGulripshi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total839

History

Fragments of Greek pottery, date back to the 6th century BC, have been found in the village.[1]

Merkheuli was established in 1879.[2]

Following the Armenian genocide, many Armenians resettled in Merkheuli, eventually becoming the majority ethnicity in the town.

Notable people

Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, was born in Merkheuli in 1899.

Population
Year of census Population Ethnic composition
1886 466 Russians (61.4%), Georgians (32.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1926 3,827 Georgians (47.3%), Armenians (15.8%), Russians and Ukrainians (9.2%), Abkhazians (4.3%)
1959 3,076 Georgians, Armenians, Russians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
1989 3,939 Georgians, Armenians, Abkhazians (no specified percentages)
2011[3] 839 Armenians (76.3%), Georgians (9.4%), Abkhazians (8.6%), Russians (4.4%)

Climate

Merkheuli has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)

Climate data for Merkheuli
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)		 5.9
(42.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 12.4
(54.3)		 16.9
(62.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 16.2
(61.2)		 11.5
(52.7)		 7.6
(45.7)		 14.3
(57.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119
(4.7)		 104
(4.1)		 114
(4.5)		 122
(4.8)		 97
(3.8)		 123
(4.8)		 117
(4.6)		 131
(5.2)		 132
(5.2)		 131
(5.2)		 134
(5.3)		 143
(5.6)		 1,467
(57.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

See also

Note
  1. Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.

References
  1. Settlements and Necropoleis of the Black Sea and its Hinterland in Antiquity, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and Sümer Atasoy, p.27
  2. "Московская Абхазская Диаспора". abkhazmoscow.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03.
  3. "Гулрыпшский район 2011".
  4. "Climate: Merkheuli". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.


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