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protests following friday prayers. i'll be back with more news for you more developments in less than thirty minutes from now meantime altie looks at healthy republic of a color as it has risen from the conflict with georgia three years ago to once again become a place of peace and tranquility for its many visitors. greeks and romans built that towns here they live side by side with local tribes in two thousand five hundred years ago. and the app has principality standish's in the eighth century later became known as the app has king down. the modern day republicans up cuz it covers an area of about nine thousand square kilometers of causes south the situation in the eastern coast

of the black sea. the greater cook's is mountain range towers in the republic's north. it is a land where some tropics and lakes adjoining places. come on let's go locals remember need to well the tragic events in up causes modern history. throughout. the. eighteen years have passed since then the brawls but i can talk about it without my lips trembling and to throw been heart i can talk about that. up cuz you know it is returning to normal and again becoming a tourist hub for the black sea region.

if traveling by sea old lighthouse points the way to cause is capital so whom. the keeper finds it difficult to open the massive dools it is at least one hundred fifty years old. he then climbs the leading to the lamp. this is part of a long stairwell made in the nineteenth century. it was built together with his lighthouse in eight hundred sixty one. it's beautiful they don't make anything like it nowadays. the lighthouse is one hundred feet high

it's a powerful light can be seen thirty kilometers away. the lighthouse has french origins the russian empire is navy placed an order for its construction with a company that was at the same time drawing up a blueprint for the eiffel tower. at that time there was an oil lamp here. it was quite an advanced lighting fixture by the standards of the day in. compared to modern one thousand watt lamps it was three or four times a week or. with a permitting took his black sea coast can be seen on the horizon and the lamp has gone out only twice in the history of the lighthouse turkish troops took it away as

one of the spoils of war occupying our cause in eight hundred seventy seven it was put out for the second time after the abkhazian georgian war in the early nine hundred ninety s. . i. feel that broke out in them cause here in one thousand nine hundred two last if the two year is a cause you have the status of an ultra in this region at the time and supreme invoked his constitutional right to self-determination of the georgian troops. under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the case of severe fighting. some parts of up because you were liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the upper could dorrigo of one of our strategic regions.

following george's attack on south a sense here in two thousand and eight the abkhaz military carried out a special operation in the could dorie region with the russia's support georgian forces would driven out of the republics entire territory. russia and several other countries have since recognized independence. the turbulent. is the entire length of the goal which this place was part of the silk road. now is the way leading straight to our capital from the great caucuses mountain range. the road clings to the. down below there's a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear.

stepaside the rooftops in the valleys this is the cause of. many local people left homes during the conflict when. they are coming back. was a favorite tourist attraction before. but it's seen few travelers in the past two decades. visitors come once again to the picturesque landscape mountain lakes. and the unique flora. tourists who used to come to. tourists come here now because this is the pace for place again. the boxwood

forest is one of the most revered places in. as well as in the could dorie. the stream running through the narrow creates a special microclimate. the groves of moss covered trees look like they've been sprinkled with emeralds. the village of sits near the fairy tale scenery. each morning the budgie ships go about their household chores. they have cows and let me go. every day husband and wife batali and makes me

a traditional abkhazian cheese the secret to this produce is in the fermentation. cheese making begins with a ferment in process. use the x. tracks for a call. this is how we do it. the foot quickly brings the curd in the vats to the right temperature once it's really needed the cheese can be served today look at people like that but she ships can again plan for the future vitali is going to set up a tourist camp in the courtyard of his house he would treat the guests to homemade cheese and take them on guided tours. cheese is a form of income for us but it's like our national currency. people

always need to ate and cheese is always in demand here so it up with those polls. there is a three hour drive from the farm to see people in the cars capital say the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored. the waterfront has been saved being transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals alike and it has a long history. which ultimately is why should it not be the merchant ships came here from greece and to other places yes that there is evidence suggesting there was a marketplace here in the first century b.c. i reckon you just get another chance from nearly the entire black sea coast brought their groups here. just a stand up the kin often visit main pier.

the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea it sits upon. what is this sea is it is the week in now in the old part of this land. don't come here just to have a good time and leave or a god they see you and this land as part of all sets. one of a stand as paintings commemorates have friends who fought in the war but never returned. her father is still missing but i stand hopes he is a lie. because he is a college minister. teaches that state university. today

he tells his students that have caused vast reserves of pure water due to his glace he has driven as. if we conserve water in the operators of. the republic will have the most valuable resource for many years to come all of mankind needs this resource nowadays the value of the later of ecologically clean water exceeds the cost of a later of oil that a new. is a kook luzhin law and stands in the downtown area it is more than three hundred years old. in the early nineteenth century a botanical garden was laid out around it it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city. this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the

world. it currently features over five thousand plants from every continent. this place is a veritable treasure trove of plants. exulting florence such as the japanese been on a plant have adapted to conditions in that because these plants were brought to the black sea coast at the beginning of the last century so intice was surprised to see them bearing fruit kochi to poems bamboo and all of trees only serve to be found in the botanical garden but most of all the botanists pride themselves on the sago palm. him here in the garden you can find plants which are one hundred two hundred twenty years old they are thought to be some of the oldest on earth the history goes back to the college that is to say they're related to the tree for well. today the public is still being restored to its former glory but soon it will once

again open for the public to enjoy. last time the close up team is in the cool down region where men flock from all over the world to add a few centimeters to their self-confidence. this time r.t. goes to the our region. for the gold rush still gets people hiked up. her nature to try to save its culture. where cranes are protected in the first and only official nature reserve. to the region. russia close up on r.t. . i

think it was. just street still keeps its secrets but now it's time to reveal that the soviet files on. the phone ministry is situated on the black sea coast twenty kilometers from sukhumi it was founded in eight hundred seventy five by monks who'd arrived in a cause here from greece soon after that the cloister became

a leading religious center in the caucuses the ministry stands on an elevation surviving defensive fortifications of the and a copy a fortress around a nearby hill and a compere is the name of the capital of the ancient abkhaz kingdom. of wars broke out here at various times georgians gena ways romans turks and persians invaded this place but the mountains protected the local people we associate ourselves with the mountainous rather than with people related to the sea more than one. the end of the pier fulcher stands on a mountain top beneath the mountain speedy ologists have discovered a vast cabin it attracts numerous tourists a tour of the cave begins with the tourists boarding an electric train locals jokingly refer to it as the abkhaz metro i there is some room there let's get in.

the know the i phone cave is one of the world's largest its volume is about one million cubic metres tourists get to experience the or inspiring beauty of this underground kingdom gods lead them through several grottos but many who enter this cave have another motive other than just a tour of this mysterious world people suffering from asthma allergies come here to breathe in the medicinal effects of it's humid as they read you down to noon i guess here i'm going to take you on a fascinating tour of the underground chambers of navi off on cape cod fish. tourists form a line as they go from one hole to another to the sound of trickling streams small bridges and narrow passages run along stuff like tights and stuff like motes crafted by nature. water dripping from

above has taken centuries to form these intricate limestone columns. that mine to feed to police it's slippery here. in the largest hole of the phone there is enough space for three football pitches. the one of the most spectacular sights is a waterfall on calcite rock. it's large drops dripped down from a height of two metas i would never reach the caves bottom. a winding road of relic plants looks between the rocks of the reefs and national park the park is under the special protection of a cause it covers

a total of forty thousand take tez many of the plants are unique in that they can only be found in this region. beach patch of land and. is unique because it is inhabited by rare plants and animals. the road goes uphill only way to the much celebrated pride of the republic lake greets it was forms of chewed of nine hundred fifty meters above sea level following a rock slide is described as a remarkable natural creation and the most attractive sites on the black sea shore of the caucuses. lake are its own as a result of an ancient earthquake. and that's how it was filmed. instead says about one hundred thirteen mages. the lake is the jewel of the

entire caucasus as well as at huzzy. it's because he has nature reserves a constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the could dori gold it will be adjacent to the reach of polycom relic plus nature reserves will gradually cover almost one third of the republic's territory. stalin's country house still stands on one of the scenic banks of lake. soviet leaders with the vacationing here they often invited leaders of foreign communist parties to visit them to form a state country house stands age old trees today it is a tourist site. a trip is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain in abkhazia it's situated on the banks of the maci still river which

boasts clean water and a strong current in the old days monks fishtail they lived in a monastery high in the mountains hidden away from d.f.s. legend has it that in the one nine hundred thirty s. then soviet leader joseph stalin went fishing in the river. the catch was so bountiful that he ordered a trout to be built here. today there are some three hundred thousand rainbow trout in the farms palms. all. all of what i catch at the saw much of this female is five years old. at the mop it's a spawn in school the frain book trout we get baby trout from and. the trout

is situated on the banks of a unique river. it is filled with water gushing from a giant some terrain in spring. it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this car and. the village of deep stretches across the foothills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart cause. the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as look a backyard is one of the keys symbols of the traditional way of life in abkhazia each backyard is supposed to have a cabin made of rhododendron it is in fact a kitchen where all family members gather over meals. her

idea. of. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin fire is kindle on the clay a fool with a cauldron that hangs over it on a chain that is filled with memel ego the name given in some black sea countries to corn flour porridge just as well i think i might as well put a lead on that for a while but that's not really necessary. here people live long lives because they all eat natural food cooked over a fire. i know that's my all day dance make my mother go to. a puzzling which normally be called ugly stuff. i also know that italians call it paula and. this is on the money go. i because i always try to make sure the fire in their cabins is constantly lit it is both

a symbol of affection in the home and the place with food is cooked. all up. for an. aloha load great to see you. the guests always welcome in our cars homes at any time of the day the. the gentleman let us celebrate may go and give us health peace understanding how penis love and joy to all our nation which are to all have hasn't. a standup the kid in the abkhaz artist is going to paint a new picture she poses a building that was shelled during the war members of parliament used to meet in

session here whenever asked on the record is the app because georgian conflict she's always reminded of her father. she went away during the night and never came back. and there were also people at treasure entry member eighteen years have passed. or slower and i don't know how much time will pass before i can talk about it without my lips trembling and to throw been heart. i still conned frank myself to do it. the sukhumi lighthouse has witnessed many events during its long history. it still serves as

a beacon for the growing number of foreign ships arriving at the kazi his main hobby. they captains know full well that has been sending signals over the abkhaz waters of the black sea for more than a century. that would turkish merchant ships were quick to turn up here. no doubt they had information telling them about the location of the lighthouse and the harbor. but when used during storms the light always so filled its vital role with great precision. the lighthouse keeper has yet to repair the pull marks in the tower left by bullets from the abkhaz georgian conflict. for the same token. you will take some time to rid itself of all traces of.

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