Bzyb (village)
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Bzyb ბზიფი(Georgian) Бзыҧ (Abkhaz) |
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| Urban-type settlement and municipality | |
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 Location in Abkhazia |
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 Bzyb
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| Coordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°ECoordinates: 43°13′45″N 40°22′13″E / 43.2291666767°N 40.3702777878°E | |
| Country | Abkhazia,Georgia |
| District | Gagra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tamaz Leiba |
| • Deputy Mayor | Alla Grigolia |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,719 |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Bzyb (Georgian: ბზიფი, Bzip'i, Abkhaz: Бзыҧ, Bzyph, Russian: Бзыбь or Бзыпта) is an urban-type settlement located in the Gagra district of Abkhazia,Georgia. Next to the river Bzyb. There is a 9th-10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. The town became less important when the fortress was destroyed and the town passed into the control of the clan of Inal-Ipa, which perhaps branched off around 1730 from Abkhazia's princely house, the Shervashidze.
At the time of the 2011 Census, Bzyb had a population of 4,719. Of these, 54.7% were Abkhaz, 27.5% Armenians, 10.7% Russians, 3.7% Georgians, 0.9% Ukrainians and 0.3% Greeks
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