Gudauta (Abkhaz: Гəдоуҭа; Russian: Гудаута) is a town in Abkhazia and a centre of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest to Sukhum, the capital of Abkhazia. It used to be home to a Soviet Air Force base.
Gudauta was a center of Abkhaz resistance to Georgian government forces during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in 1992–1993.
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