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Gagra ((グルジア語:გაგრა); Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort in Imperial Russian and Soviet times. It had a population of 26,636 in 1989, but this has fallen considerably due to the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia and other demographic shifts during and after the War in Abkhazia (1992–93). Gagra is the centre of the district of the same name. It is located in the western part of Region of Abkhazia, and river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Kray of Russia. == Etymology == According to the Georgian scholars, ''Gagra'' is derived from ''Gakra'' meaning walnut in the Svan language.〔Topchishvili, Roland (2005), (History of Georgian Mountain Regions: Svaneti and Its Inhabitants (Ethno-historical Studies) ). National Parliamentary Library of Georgia〕 According to the Soviet sports tourism master Bondaryev, the name of the city originates from the local ''Gagaa'' clan. According to Professor V. Kvarchija, Gagra (< *ga-kʼə-ra) means ‘the holder of the coast’ in Abkhaz (Gagra was mentioned as Kakara, Kakkari on old maps).〔Кәарҷиа В. Е. Аҧсны атопонимика — Аҟәа. 2002. P. 92〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gagra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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