Government of Ajara Autonomous Republic Batumi, Georgia

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Introducing the region

Language

Georgian

Capital

Batumi

Total area

2,900 km²

Coastline

57 km

International Borders

Turkey, to the south

Population: - Total - Density

400,000 135.32/km²

Administrative division

5 municipalities, 48 % UTC +3 (summer) UTC +4 (winter)

Urban population Time zone

Law and Governance

Georgian Constitutional Law on the Status of Ajara Autonomy  Spheres of governance delegated  to the government of Ajara: budget, economy and finances, tourism, education, culture, sport, urban development, health- care, agriculture, forestry, local taxes and dues, state property management

Governance:

Legislative - Supreme council of Ajara  Executive - Government of Ajara: 4 ministries and 5 Departments  Local self-governance - self governing city of Batumi and 5 municipalities

Geography and nature

Ajara is located on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea and extends into the wooded foothills and mountains of the Lesser Caucasus.

Geography and nature

Types of landscapes include:Marine, Coastal, Inland surface water, Mire and wetlands, Grassland, Woodland and forest, Alpine meadows. Over 68% of Ajara is forest covered, most of which are temperate rain forests.

Geography and nature

 There are 4 protected areas in Ajara, making up to

20% of its territory. They have been established to preserve unique ecosystems of temperate rainforest and coastal wetlands/peatlands.  Ajara has a subtropical climate with warm summer and mild winters.

Geography and nature

landscapes

protected areas 14000 ha

1000 ha

Kintrishi Natue Reserve

Kobuleti Nature reserve

16 000 ha

10000 ha

Mtirala National Park

Machakhela Protected

Ajara is well-known for its humid and warm subtropical climate, especially along the coastal regions. The higher mountainous parts of Ajara are considerably drier, and winter usually brings significant snowfall, often reaching several meters

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History

Timeline of history of Ajara until the 20th century

Kingdom of Colchis

Greek colonizatio n (coast)

Roman influence

Part of the Egrisi/Lazika Kingdom

United Kingdom of Georgia

West Georgian Kingdom of Imereti

Ottoman rule

Russian Empire

Timeline of history of Ajara During the 20th century Democratic Republic of Georgia 1918

Autonomy within the Georgian SSR 1921

Republic of Georgia (autonomy)

1991

Ajara velvet revolution 2004

History

6th Cent. BC

10 -12th cent Khikhani fortress

2nd Cent

1st Cent

population The Adjarians are an sub-ethnic group of the Georgian people who speak local dialect known as Ajaran. Communities living in various parts of Ajara for centuries have established traditional lifestyle which is reflected in diverse cultural and ethnographical activities.

Population

Shuamtoba

Kolkhoba

religions Population of Ajara confesses various religions, including Georgian Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Armenian Apostolic Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Judaism and others.

religions

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