Kvaisa
Encyclopedia
Kvaisi or Kvaisa is an urban-type settlement
(promoted to the city by the South Ossetian government in 2007) in the Dzau district
of South Ossetia
, Georgia. According to the official subdivision of Georgia
it is in the Oni
district of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
region of Georgia.
First city major - Chermen Gagiev . Now city major - Inal Zaharovich Ostaev .
Settlement is located on the river Dzhedzhora (which is a tributary of Rioni
river) on the slopes if Racha
mountain ridge, 60 km north-west of Tskhinvali
and 20 km from Oni.
Lead
and zinc
deposits are located near the city and in the Soviet times an ore mining and processing enterprise and hydroelectric power station worked in the region.
Kvaisa twin city is Tomilino
(since 2007).
The town suffered significantly in the 7–8 September 2009 earthquake
and around 80 local families remained homeless in late September.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
(promoted to the city by the South Ossetian government in 2007) in the Dzau district
Dzau district
Dzau district is a district in South Ossetia. Dzau district is situated in the territory Oni district and Java district of Georgia.The district is located Roki tunnel, Mamison Pass, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road and the lake Ertso area of 0.41 km²....
of South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
, Georgia. According to the official subdivision of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
it is in the Oni
Oni, Georgia
Oni is a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region , Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, it is part of Racha, a historic highland province in western Georgia...
district of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti is a region in northwestern Georgia which includes the historical provinces of Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti . It covers an area of 4,954 km² and has a population of 50,969 . It is the most sparsely populated region in the country...
region of Georgia.
First city major - Chermen Gagiev . Now city major - Inal Zaharovich Ostaev .
Settlement is located on the river Dzhedzhora (which is a tributary of Rioni
Rioni
Rioni may refer to:* The Rioni River in Western Georgia, known to the ancient Greeks as the Phasis River* Rioni as the plural form of Rione, an Italian entity of local government* Rioni Moda Italia an American fashion accessories company...
river) on the slopes if Racha
Racha
Racha is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains...
mountain ridge, 60 km north-west of Tskhinvali
Tskhinvali
Tskhinvali , is the capital of South Ossetia, a disputed region which has been recognised as an independent Republic by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru, and is regarded by Georgia and the rest of the world as part of the Shida Kartli region within Georgian sovereign territory.It is located...
and 20 km from Oni.
Lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
and zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
deposits are located near the city and in the Soviet times an ore mining and processing enterprise and hydroelectric power station worked in the region.
Kvaisa twin city is Tomilino
Tomilino
Tomilino is an urban locality in Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: In terms of population, Tomilino is the largest urban-type settlement in Lyuberetsky District....
(since 2007).
The town suffered significantly in the 7–8 September 2009 earthquake
2009 Georgia earthquake
The 2009 Georgia earthquake was an earthquake which took place in northern Georgia at 03:41:36 local time on 8 September 2009 .The epicentre was 80 km from the city of Kutaisi. It was measured at 6.0 on the Mw.-External links:*...
and around 80 local families remained homeless in late September.
External links
- Official site of the city administration
- RSO Government working group visited Kvaisa, 11.04.2008 Kvaisi in BSE, the Big Soviet Encyclopedia