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Starehe was the second of the three estates in Nairobi to employ the garden city concept after Ziwani then Kaloleni. [1] Land on the westerly parts of Starehe estate that was originally had housing units, is currently occupied by a secondary school: Starehe Boys' Centre and School. The piece of land set aside for establishment of a boys and ...
The following list of Georgian cities is divided into three lists for Georgia itself, and the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.Although not recognized by most countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been partially de facto independent since, respectively, 1992 and 1991 and occupied by Russia since 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
Starehe UK was founded in 1970 to help support Starehe Boys' Centre. In 1994–1996 it raised over £1M through the Aim High Appeal to establish an endowment fund in the UK for the Centre. It has supported Starehe Girls' Centre since its founding. 2009 was the fiftieth anniversary of the Starehe Boys' Centre. The Girls' Centre was opened in 2005.
Georgia considers Abkhazia as its autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi, and currently an occupied territory. Abkhazia's territory, in the Kodori Valley , which had been under Georgia's control prior to the Russo–Georgian War of 2008, is de jure the self-governing community of Azhara . [ 2 ]
Georgia [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. [13] [14] [15] It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). [16]
A municipality [a] is a subdivision of Georgia, consisting of a settlement or community (თემი temi), which enjoy local self-government. A total of 69 municipalities are registered as of January 2019. [1] Five municipalities are entirely located in breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and are effectively
The coastline of Georgia about 315 kilometres (196 mi): [14] of the coastline, 57 kilometres (35 mi) is the coastline of Ajaria (Ajara) [15] and 200 kilometres (120 mi) is the coastline of Abkhazia. [16] Georgia has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 21,946 km 2 (8,473 sq mi) in the Black Sea.
Forts and fortresses in Georgia Fort name Location Time built Notes Reference Atskuri Fortress: 30 km (19 mi) from Borjomi: 900–999 [9] Bakhtrioni: Kakheti region, left bank of the Alazani river 1650s [5] Birtvisi: Tetritsqaro Municipality: 1038 [10] Gagi Fortress: near the town of Marneuli: unknown Gori Fortress: Overlooking the city of Gori ...