Caucasus
Georgia
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Kurta

Kurta is an abandoned village in the former autonomous oblast of . Populated largely by ethnic Georgians, it was one of the towns that remained under the control of Georgia between the unilateral secession of South Ossetia after the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War and the 2008 South Ossetia War.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: capital of Kurta Municipality in Georgia (Caucasus)
  • Also known as: “K’urt’a”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kekhvi and Kvemo Achabeti.

Locality
is a village in abandoned after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The village is located on the left bank of the Greater Liakhvi River.

Locality
is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of , . is situated 3 km south of Kurta.

Locality
is a former village in , within the territory controlled by separatist , some 0.5 km north of . Per Georgian administrative division the village is in region. is situated 5 km south of Kurta.

Kurta

Latitude
42.29111° or 42° 17′ 28″ north
Longitude
43.94925° or 43° 56′ 57″ east
Elevation
932 metres (3,058 feet)
Open location code
8HJ57WRX+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4829396087
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
613617
Wiki­data ID
Q2608236
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kurta” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “庫爾塔 (喬治亞)”
  • Dutch: “Koerta”
  • French: “Kurta”
  • Georgian: “ქურთა”
  • Hebrew: “כורתה”
  • Hebrew: “כּוּרתָה”
  • Irish: “Kurta”
  • Ossetian: “Курта”
  • Persian: “کورتا (روستا)”
  • Persian: “کورتا”
  • Polish: “Kurta”
  • Russian: “Курта”
  • Spanish: “Kurta”
  • Swedish: “Kurta”
  • Turkish: “Kurta, Leningor”
  • Turkish: “Kurta”
  • Ukrainian: “Курта”

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