Gulripshi

Gulripshi (Abkhaz: Гәылрыҧшь, Gwylryphsh; Georgian: გულრიფში, [ˈɡuɫɾipʰʃi] ^ⓘ; Russian: Гульрыпш, Gulrypsh) is an urban settlement in Abkhazia.^{[Note 1]} It is located 12 km from Sukhumi, and is the capital of Gulripshi District.

Gulripshi Гәылрыҧшь, გულრიფში
Urban Type Settlement
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Coordinates: 42.931418°N 41.106128°E / 42.931418; 41.106128
Country	Georgia
Partially recognized independent country	Abkhazia[1]
District	Gulripshi
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,910[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4

Nikolay Smetskoy built three sanatoria in Gulripshi between 1902 and 1913 for patients with pulmonary diseases and founded several parks with subtropical plants.^[3] After the Russian Revolution the sanatoria were nationalised.

Climate

Gulripshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

Climate data for Gulripshi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	6.3 (43.3)	9.3 (48.7)	12.6 (54.7)	17.1 (62.8)	20.7 (69.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.9 (75.0)	20.6 (69.1)	16.7 (62.1)	11.9 (53.4)	8.2 (46.8)	14.7 (58.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	126 (5.0)	107 (4.2)	118 (4.6)	124 (4.9)	97 (3.8)	122 (4.8)	117 (4.6)	132 (5.2)	136 (5.4)	137 (5.4)	140 (5.5)	151 (5.9)	1,507 (59.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Smetskoy's sanatorium (postcard)

See also

• Gulripshi District

References

1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

1. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
2. http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/gulripsh11.html (in Russian)
3. "Наше Наследие" № 63-64 2002. Творец зеленой Третьяковки (in Russian)
4. "Climate: Gulripshi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.