In northwest Georgia there is a ghost town that surprises with the beauty of its buildings, today invaded by vegetation.<\/p>\n
Like many former towns in the Soviet Union, the origin of Akarmara is related to mining exploitation<\/strong>. It was the reason for the founding of this town in 1938, during Stalin's dictatorship. In 1942, during the World War II, Akarmara was administratively united with the city of Tkvarcheli. After the war, many German prisoners of war were brought to this place to work on building construction.<\/strong> The result was that Akarmara was provided with some neoclassical buildings typical of Western Europe, including two hospitals, a school, a market, a cinema, a restaurant, a house of culture, a hotel and a train station.<\/p>\n Before the disappearance of the USSR, Akarmara had about 5,000 inhabitants<\/strong>. The city acquired a certain fame as a spa, due to its springs and radon baths. In 1991, Akarmara became part of the Republic of Georgia<\/strong>, after its independence from the USSR. However, in June 1992 there was an armed uprising in Abkhazia supported by Russia, which triggered a war in which separatist forces carried out ethnic cleansing, killing tens of thousands of Georgians living in Abkhazia. that region. Akarmara was devastated during the Battle of Kvarcheli (1992-1993)<\/strong>. After the war, only five families remained in the city.<\/p>\n Today, Akarmara is part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia<\/strong>, a region of Georgia under Russian control that is only recognized internationally by five countries: Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela. Akarmara is being invaded by vegetation and has become a curious tourist destination<\/strong>. Yesterday, the YouTube channel Ninurta<\/a> published a fascinating video touring its ruins:<\/p>\n
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