DECREE on restoration of certain original place-names of residential settlements of the Republic of Abkhazia, ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA

on the basis of proposals of the state commission on regulating the names of residential settlements of Abkhazia and proceeding from desire of population, as well as for the sake of restoration of historical justice, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia Decrees:

To rename the following residential settlements of Abkhazia:

City of Sukhumi                                   as City of Sukhum

City of Tkvarcheli                                 as City of Tkuarchal

In Gagra Zone:

Gantiadi                                               as Tsandripsh

village Bagnari                                       as village Khishkha

village Veli                                            as village Chigurkha

village Kldekari                                      as village Amguashkhuda

village Mendeleevo                                as village Agkhua

village Ipnari                                         as village Aspa

village Kolkhida                                     as village Psakhara

village Alpiyskoe                                   as village Achypsta

village Zemokhevi                                 as village Tsanguara

village Gruzinskoe Ushchelie                   as village Akhukhshara

village Leselidze                                    as village Giarchipshch

village Salme                                        as village Psou

village Sulevo                                       as village psokhua

village Vashlovani                                  as village Mpaadrypsta

village Zegani                                        as village Pshanshchkha

village kldiani                                        as village Azripshch

village Mukhnari                                   as village Katsyrkha

village Salkhino                                     as village Lkyrkha

village Mikelripsh                                  as village Mkyalrupsh

village Domerchents                              as village Khishkhripshc

village Tsabliani                                     as village Bagripsh

village Tsodinskari                                as village Pkhysta

village Chanchkeri                                 as village Pianchakhu

village Vake                                          as village Arasadakha

village Imerkhevi                                   as village Akhurashkua

village Kheivani                                     as village Amzara

village Kultubani                                    as village Asabuley

village Tsalkoti                                      as village Lapstarkha

village Shafranovo                                 as village Khsyrkhu

village orekhovo                                    as village Arasakhu

village Grebeshok                                  as village Anykhansta

village Kholodnaia Rechka                      as village Bagripsta

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia V. Ardzinba

City of Gudauta, 4 December 1992

(Collection of the Legislative Acts of the Republic of Abkhazia. 3. Isuue, Sukhum, 1992, p. 94-95/in Russian)