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| established_date = 6th century BC
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| postal_code = 384900
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'''Dranda''' {{lang-ab|Дранда}},{{lang-hy|Դրանդա}},{{lang-ka|თბილისი}},{{lang-ru|Дранда}}, is a town located in [[Gulripshi District|Gulripschi]] near the [[Black Sea]], about {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} from the capital [[Sukhumi]] and about 7 kilometers from [[Gulripschi]]. The town is near Sukhum-Babushara Airport, which was reopened in 2008. In Dranda itself there is an Orthodox cathedral from the 6th century.
==Dranda Cathedral==
{{Main Article|Dranda Cathedral}}
Built around 551 by emperor [[Justinian I]] In the Georgian Orthodox Catholicate of Abkhazia, during the Middle Ages Dranda served as the seat of bishops. During the Turkish occupation, the temple suffered great damage, but was later restored. In 1880, a monastery was established at the cathedral. After the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921, the Georgian Orthodox Church was subjected to intense harassment.
==Population==
In 1989 Dranda had 2,673 inhabitants<ref>{{cite web |title=All-USSR census 1989 in Abkhazian ASSR |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/abkhazia-census.htm |website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}</ref>, this number rose to over 3,200 by 2011. This makes Dranda one of the few places in Abkhazia whose population is higher than the figure from the last Soviet census. The majority of the population consists of [[Armenians]] (51.0%) and [[Abkhazians]] (36.3%), as well as [[Russians]] (7.1%) and [[Georgians]] (3.7%). Smaller minorities include [[Greeks]] (0.7%) and [[Ukrainians]] (0.5%).
==Notable people==
*[[Yuri Vardimiadi]] (1925–1956), footballer
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
Okumaya devam et...
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| map_caption = location of Dranda
| pushpin_map = Abkhazia#Georgia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dranda in Abkhazia##Location of Dranda in Georgia
| pushpin_mapsize = 280
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| postal_code = 384900
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Abkhazia|Area code]]
| area_code = +7 840 22x-xx-xx
| registration_plate = ABH
| footnotes =
| name =
| website =
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'''Dranda''' {{lang-ab|Дранда}},{{lang-hy|Դրանդա}},{{lang-ka|თბილისი}},{{lang-ru|Дранда}}, is a town located in [[Gulripshi District|Gulripschi]] near the [[Black Sea]], about {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} from the capital [[Sukhumi]] and about 7 kilometers from [[Gulripschi]]. The town is near Sukhum-Babushara Airport, which was reopened in 2008. In Dranda itself there is an Orthodox cathedral from the 6th century.
==Dranda Cathedral==
{{Main Article|Dranda Cathedral}}
Built around 551 by emperor [[Justinian I]] In the Georgian Orthodox Catholicate of Abkhazia, during the Middle Ages Dranda served as the seat of bishops. During the Turkish occupation, the temple suffered great damage, but was later restored. In 1880, a monastery was established at the cathedral. After the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921, the Georgian Orthodox Church was subjected to intense harassment.
==Population==
In 1989 Dranda had 2,673 inhabitants<ref>{{cite web |title=All-USSR census 1989 in Abkhazian ASSR |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/abkhazia-census.htm |website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}</ref>, this number rose to over 3,200 by 2011. This makes Dranda one of the few places in Abkhazia whose population is higher than the figure from the last Soviet census. The majority of the population consists of [[Armenians]] (51.0%) and [[Abkhazians]] (36.3%), as well as [[Russians]] (7.1%) and [[Georgians]] (3.7%). Smaller minorities include [[Greeks]] (0.7%) and [[Ukrainians]] (0.5%).
==Notable people==
*[[Yuri Vardimiadi]] (1925–1956), footballer
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
Okumaya devam et...