Kornisi
Kornisi (Georgian: ყორნისი, Q'ornisi) or Znaur (Ossetian: Знауыр, Znawyr, Russian: Знаур) is a rural locality in South Caucasus, claimed by the Republic of Georgia and controlled by the breakaway Republic of South Ossetia. Georgian government recognizes Kornisi as daba in Kareli Municipality of Shida Kartli region. According to the administrative division of South Ossetia, Znaur is the administrative center of Znaur district.
Kornisi / Znaur | |
|---|---|
 Monument to Znaur Aidarov | |
  Kornisi / Znaur Location in Georgia  Kornisi / Znaur Kornisi / Znaur (Shida Kartli)  Kornisi / Znaur Kornisi / Znaur (Georgia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°11′39″N 43°46′18″E | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| De facto state |  South Ossetia[1] |
| Mkhare | Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
| District | Znaur |
| Population | |
| • Total | 415[2] |
In Kornisi, the woodworking and food industries are developed, and the following infrastructure facilities are present and operating: a library, hospital, pharmacy, preschool and school education.
References
- South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- Итоги всеобщей переписи населения Республики Южная Осетия 2015 года [Results of the 2015 census in the Republic of South Ossetia] (PDF) (in Russian). Department of State Statistics of the Republic of South Ossetia. 2016.
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